STATE v. DINEEN

DA 18-0388.

469 P.3d 122 (2020)

2020 MT 193

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Dustin Scott DINEEN, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided: August 4, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Chad Wright , Appellate Defender, Gregory Hood , Assistant Appellate Defender, Helena, Montana.

For Appellee: Timothy C. Fox , Montana Attorney General, Mardell Ployhar , Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana Scott D. Twito , Yellowstone County Attorney, Brett Linneweber , Deputy County Attorney, Billings, Montana.


¶1 A Yellowstone County jury convicted Dustin Scott Dineen of felony strangulation of his girlfriend, Jena Curtiss. Jena testified at trial, contrary to her earlier statements to numerous others, that Dineen had not attempted to suffocate her. Dineen acknowledged the "overwhelming" evidence...

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