Montana Supreme Court December 20, 2002, 00-718 (Watson v. State)

JUSTICE TRIEWEILER

specially concurs.

*215¶18 I concur with the majority’s conclusion that Watson could not have properly raised his ineffective assistance of counsel claim on direct appeal because his counsel’s reasons for the conduct he complains of are not apparent from the record. I disagree with Justice Cotter that Dr. Lowell A.