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UNPUBLISHED OPINION: State v. Patrick

Posted by scanner1 on July 1, 2009

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter:

DA 08-0197,

2009 MT 220N,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

JAMES ARCHIE PATRICK III,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Competence to stand trial, Evidence, Judicial Disqualification, Legal Sentence, Pro Se Litigant, Speedy Trial, Unpublished Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. McLaughlin

Posted by scanner1 on June 24, 2009

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

DA 06-0623,

2009 MT 211,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

FRANKLIN MATTHEW McLAUGHLIN,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Evidence, Jury Instructions, Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Matter of T.W.F. & A.R.M.

Posted by scanner1 on June 17, 2009

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

DA 08-0632,

2009 MT 207,

IN THE MATTER OF:

T.W.F. and A.R.M.,

Youths in Need of Care.

Posted in Evidence, ICWA, Opinion, Youth in Need of Care | Leave a Comment »

UNPUBLISHED OPINION: Marriage of Yager

Posted by scanner1 on June 12, 2009

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter:

DA 08-0455,

2009 MT 206N,

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF

MARY E. ELINGS, f/k/a, MARY E. YAGER,

Petitioner and Appellant,

and

JEFFREY M. YAGER,

Respondent and Appellee.

Posted in Evidence, Parenting Plan, Unpublished Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. Morrisey

Posted by scanner1 on June 10, 2009

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

DA 06-0278,

2009 MT 201,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

WILFRED MORRISEY,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Evidence, Motion to Suppress, Opinion, Speedy Trial, Witness | Leave a Comment »

UNPUBLISHED OPINION: Raymos v. State

Posted by scanner1 on June 9, 2009

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter:

DA 08-0590,

2009 MT 195N,

DOUGLAS FRANKLIN RAYMOS,

Petitioner and Appellant,

v.

STATE OF MONTANA,

Respondent and Appellee.

Posted in Arson, Evidence, Failure to state a claim for relief, Postconviction Relief, Trial Procedure, Unpublished Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. Foston

Posted by scanner1 on May 28, 2009

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

DA 08-0225,

2009 MT 191,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

JOHNNIE LEE FOSTON,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Concurrence, Electronic Monitoring, Evidence, Goetz, Opinion, Plain Error Review | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. Deines

Posted by scanner1 on May 20, 2009

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

DA 08-0371,

2009 MT 179,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

TODD DEINES,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Concurrence, Evidence, Opinion, Particularized Suspicion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Billings v. Grela

Posted by scanner1 on May 20, 2009

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

DA 07-0703,

2009 MT 172,

CITY OF BILLINGS,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

NATHAN STEFAN GRELA,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Blood Draw, Concurrence, Consent to Seizure, DUI, Evidence, Motion to Suppress, Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Anderson v. Woodward

Posted by scanner1 on April 29, 2009

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

DA 08-0333,

2009 MT 144,

VERNON A. ANDERSON,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

NANCY LEE WOODWARD,

Defendant and Appellee.

Posted in Equity Jurisdiction, Evidence, Gift, Opinion | Leave a Comment »