Opinion ID: 877465
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 34

Heading: Petitioner's claim regarding the denial of his motion for new trial on the grounds of newly discovered evidence was rejected in Coleman I, 579 P.2d at 753.

Text: W. Petitioner's ex post facto claim that Montana did not have a constitutional death penalty statute at the time petitioner committed the crime for which he received the death penalty was considered in Coleman II, 605 P.2d at 1013-4. Y. Petitioner's claim regarding his opportunity to present argument concerning his sentence following remand after Coleman I was rejected by the Court for the reasons stated in Coleman II, 605 P.2d at 1018. Z. Petitioner's claim regarding retroactive application of the 1977 death penalty amendments was considered in Coleman II, 605 P.2d at 1012. AA. Petitioner's claim that his sentence violates constitutional provision against ex post facto laws was rejected in Coleman II, 605 P.2d at 1015, cert. denied, 446 U.S. 970, 100 S.Ct. 2952, 64 L.Ed.2d 831. DD. Petitioner's claim regarding the district court's finding that he had participated in a burglary the same day he committed these other crimes was considered in Coleman II, 605 P.2d at 1020. Section 46-18-302, MCA. GG. Petitioner's claim regarding the exclusion of two jurors was rejected in Coleman I, 579 P.2d at 741. HH. Petitioner's claim with respect to jury participation in the sentencing procedure was rejected by the Montana Supreme Court in Coleman II, 605 P.2d at 1017.