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Title: State v. Gillam
Author : Supreme Court of Montana
Release Date : January 12, 2001
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 62 KB

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Before and during his trial, appellant Rodney Gillam, an indigent defendant, repeatedly requested substitute counsel, but the district court refused the request in the absence of an exceptional circumstance affecting the appointed attorneys ability or competence. The court also excluded Gillam from the courtroom on several occasions because of his conduct, including the majority of his trial. Following guilty verdicts on three first-degree murder charges and two second-degree murder charges, the court sentenced Gillam to life in prison on his first-degree premeditated murder conviction. Gillam appeals to our court directly from his conviction. He asks us to determine whether the court erred when it denied Gillams request for substitute counsel and whether Gillams conduct was sufficient to warrant his exclusion from the courtroom. Gillam also asks us to determine whether the evidence was sufficient for a jury to find him guilty and whether the jurys verdicts are legally consistent. We affirm.