State v. Bishop
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of attempted sexual intercourse without consent, a felony. The district court sentenced Defendant to Montana State Prison for a term of fifteen years, with five suspended. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the court did not violate Defendant's right to due process by excluding evidence of alleged sexual conversations between the complainant and Defendant and photos of third parties allegedly sent by the complainant to Defendant on the basis that they were irrelevant or more prejudicial than probative under the rules of evidence; and (2) Defendant's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel was better examined within a postconviction relief proceeding.
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