STATE v. POLAK

DA 20-0044.

499 P.3d 565 (2021)

2021 MT 307

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Joseph Richard POLAK II, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided: November 30, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Penelope S. Strong , Attorney at Law, Billings, Montana.

For Appellee: Austin Knudsen , Montana Attorney General, Katie F. Schulz , Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana, Scott D. Twito , Yellowstone County Attorney, Ann Marie McKittrick , Ed E. Zink , Deputy County Attorneys, Billings, Montana.


¶1 A jury in the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, convicted Joseph Richard Polak II of deliberate homicide with a weapons enhancement. He raises the following restated issues on appeal:

1. Did the prosecutors' comments during opening and closing...

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