U.S. District Court Judge Dana Christensen ruled Katie Garding did not receive effective assistance of counsel during her trial in 2011 in Missoula County District Court.
The Senate Judiciary Committee considered and took action on 17 bills on Monday and Tuesday that involved Montana courts and criminal justice, labor law, stream access, marriages and the powers of the legislature.
A correction was issued on Feb. 23. The original headline said "Two UM Law students help wrongfully convicted man gain parole." The FBI said the kind of evidence Pease was
A Billings man, who spent 39 years in prison for a homicide conviction, has been granted parole after two University of Montana students and the Montana Innocence Project picked up