Opinion

State v. Coloff

  • 125 Mont. 31
  • 231 P.2d 343
Court
Montana Supreme Court
Filed
Apr 11, 1951
Status
Published
Author
Metcalf
On the bench
Freebourn, Adair, Angstman, Metcalf, Bottomly
Cited by
17 cases

The opinion

ME. JUSTICE METCALF:

I concur with Mr. Justice Angstman’s dissent with respect to the admission of the record of previous commitment. The majority opinion merely comments on the evidence to indicate that the admission of the judgment and commitment in the perjury case may have been the decisive factor in the minds of the jury in finding the defendant guilty. Since the majority opinion returns this case for a new trial, I withhold any comment on the weight or sufficiency of the evidence.

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