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Archive for August, 2008

OPINION: State v. Torgerson

Posted by scanner1 on August 27, 2008

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

DA 06-0821,

2008 MT 303,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

LIN TORGERSON,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Accomplice Testimony, Hearsay, Opinion, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Search & Seizure, Unlawful possession of game animal and bird parts | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Fish v. Harris

Posted by scanner1 on August 27, 2008

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

DA 07-0234,

2008 MT 302,

CHRISTINA SWEENEY FISH, f/k/a CHRISTINA A. SWEENEY,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

EVERETT P. HARRIS, H. BRUCE MACLAY MACLAY and SONS, and MACLAY RANCH,

Defendants and Appellees.

Posted in Evidence, Jury Misconduct, Motion for New Trial, Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Mental Health of O.R.B.

Posted by scanner1 on August 21, 2008

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

DA 07-0338,

2008 MT 301,

IN THE MATTER OF THE MENTAL HEALTH OF:

O.R.B.,

Respondent and Appellant.

Posted in Involuntary Commitment, Opinion, Statutory Requirements | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Polzin v. Appleway Equipment

Posted by scanner1 on August 21, 2008

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

DA 07-0169,

2008 MT 300,

PERRY POLZIN d/b/a MP LIVESTOCK TRUST,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

APPLEWAY EQUIPMENT LEASING, INC.,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Choice of law clause, Contract, Forum selection clause, Jurisdiction, Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Mental Health of E.T.

Posted by scanner1 on August 21, 2008

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

DA 07-0023,

2008 MT 299,

IN THE MATTER OF THE MENTAL HEALTH OF E.T.,

Respondent and Appellant.

Posted in Due Process, Evidence, Involuntary Commitment, Opinion, Probable Cause | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. Wood

Posted by scanner1 on August 21, 2008

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

05-683,

2008 MT 298,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

RANDALL LEROY WOOD,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Dangerous Drugs, Ineffective Assistance, Insufficient Evidence, Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. Mackrill

Posted by scanner1 on August 21, 2008

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

DA 06-0728,

2008 MT 297,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

JASON TYLER MACKRILL,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Aggravated Assault, Consent to bodily harm, Due Process, Evidence, Opinion, Public Policy, Transaction Evidence | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. Goetz

Posted by scanner1 on August 20, 2008

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

No. 05-676 & 05-539,

2008 MT 296,

No. 05-676

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

MICHAEL THADDEUS GOETZ,

Defendant and Appellant.

No. 05-539

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

JOSEPH PATRICK HAMPER,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Montana Constitutional Law, Motion to Suppress, Opinion, Warrentless Electronic Searches | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. Torgeson

Posted by scanner1 on August 19, 2008

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

DA 06-0816,

2008 MT 295,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

TAD RUSSELL TORGESON,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Arrest-Probable Cause, Opinion, Particularized Suspicion, Search & Seizure | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. McMaster

Posted by scanner1 on August 19, 2008

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

DA 07-0633,

2008 MT 294,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

JON ROSS McMASTER,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Arrest Warrant, Motion to Dismiss, Motion to Suppress, Opinion | Leave a Comment »