Montana Supreme Court· 6/2/1992
State v. Miller
Citations
- 833 P.2d 1040
- 253 Mont. 395
- 49 State Rptr. 481
- 1992 Mont. LEXIS 144
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- applying abuse of discretion standard and ruling that a new trial is required only when the court is satisfied that the recantation is true
- applying abuse of discretion standard and ruling that a new trial is required only when the court is satisfied that the recantation is true
- reaffirming adoption of the “prevailing judicial attitude that recanting testimony is to be viewed with great suspicion,” and determining that a court hearing a request to withdraw an Alford plea should grant the request “only when the court is satisfied that the recantation is true”
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Judges: Gray, Harrison, Hunt, McDonough, Weber
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Cites
5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court· 1970-11-23· cited 9,465×
- State v. PerryMontana Supreme Court· 1988-06-30· cited 77×
- United States v. John Chizoba AdiFifth Circuit· 1985-04-19· cited 45×
- State v. MillerMontana Supreme Court· 1991-04-29· cited 22×
- State v. LongMontana Supreme Court· 1987-06-11· cited 13×
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