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OPINION: State v. Merrill

Posted by scanner1 on April 25, 2008

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

DA 06-0294,

2008 MT 143,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

JOHN MICHAEL MERRILL,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Constitutional Law, Due Process, Opinion | No Comments »

OPINION: Matter of T.S.B.

Posted by mtlawlibrary on January 31, 2008

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

DA 07-0372,

2008 MT 23,

IN THE MATTER OF T.S.B.,
Youth in Need of Care.

Posted in Constitutional Law, Due Process, Parental Rights, Youth in Need of Care | No Comments »

OPINION: State v. Graham

Posted by mtlawlibrary on January 2, 2008

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

DA 06-0670,

2007 MT 358,

STATE OF MONTANA,
Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

RANDY EARL GRAHAM,
Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Community Caretaker Doctrine, Constitutional Law, Criminal, DUI, Motion to Suppress, Opinion, Particularized Suspicion | No Comments »

OPINION: Matter of Mental Health of D.V.

Posted by mtlawlibrary on December 20, 2007

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

05-568,

2007 MT 351,

IN THE MATTER OF
THE MENTAL HEALTH OF D.V.,
Respondent and Appellant.

Posted in Civil, Civil Commitment, Conflicts of Interest, Constitutional Law, Mootness, Opinion | No Comments »

OPINION: State v. Wilson

Posted by mtlawlibrary on December 13, 2007

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

DA 06-0453,

2007 MT 327,

STATE OF MONTANA,
Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

BIANCA WILSON,
Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Amending Pleadings, Confrontation, Conspiracy, Constitutional Law, Criminal, Criminal Procedure, Directed Verdict, Evidence, Jury, Relevance | No Comments »

OPINION: State v. Knudson

Posted by mtlawlibrary on December 13, 2007

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

DA 06-0485,

2007 MT 324,

STATE OF MONTANA,
Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

THOMAS RONALD KNUDSON,
Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Constitutional Law, Criminal, Opinion, SVOR, Vagueness | No Comments »

OPINION: State v. Young

Posted by mtlawlibrary on December 13, 2007

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

DA 06-0382,

2007 MT 323,

STATE OF MONTANA,
Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

PENELOPE CELANDINA YOUNG,
Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Constitutional Law, Criminal, Jury Instructions, Opinion, Parental Rights, Parenting Interference, Restitution, Sentencing, Venue | No Comments »

OPINION: Montana Dept. of Revenue v. PPL Montana

Posted by mtlawlibrary on December 5, 2007

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

DA 06-0477,

2007 MT 310,

STATE OF MONTANA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,
Petitioner, Appellee and Cross-Appellant

v.

PPL MONTANA, LLC,
Respondent and Appellant.

Posted in Administrative Law, Civil, Constitutional Law, Equal Protection, Opinion, Real Estate, Taxation | No Comments »

OPINION: Price v. State

Posted by mtlawlibrary on November 28, 2007

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

DA 06-0456,

2007 MT 307,

CHESTER LAWRENCE PRICE,
Petitioner and Appellant,

v.

STATE OF MONTANA,
Respondent and Appellee.

Posted in Constitutional Law, Criminal, Ineffective Assistance, Postconviction Relief, Right to be Present | No Comments »

OPINION: Matter of A.P.

Posted by mtlawlibrary on November 14, 2007

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

DA 07-0336,

2007 MT 297,

IN THE MATTER OF THE CUSTODY
AND PARENTAL RIGHTS OF
A.P.,
A Youth in Need of Care.

Posted in Constitutional Law, Due Process, Opinion, Parental Rights, Youth in Need of Care | No Comments »