Montana Supreme Court August 24, 2010, DA 09-0558 (State v. Knowles)

JUSTICE COTTER

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶1 Frank Joachim Knowles (Knowles) appeals his conviction for felony assault with a weapon in the First Judicial District Court. We reverse Knowles’ conviction and remand this matter for a new trial.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶2 In September 2004, Knowles and his wife Cindy adopted a boy now named C.F.