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OPINION: Eklund v. Wheatland Co. Sheriff

Posted by scanner1 on July 9, 2009

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

DA 08-0329,

2009 MT 231,

DONALD S. EKLUND,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

WHEATLAND COUNTY, and its SHERIFF, JAMES ROSENBERG,

Defendant and Appellees.

Posted in Constitutional Law, Juror, Jury Instructions, Motion JNOV, Opinion, Venue | 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: State v. Dewitz

Posted by scanner1 on June 10, 2009

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

DA 06-0092,

2009 MT 202,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

JOSHUA JACE DEWITZ,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Accomplice Testimony, Criminal Endangerment, Expert Witness, Juror, Jury Instructions, Opinion, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Trial Procedure | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. Nick

Posted by scanner1 on May 20, 2009

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

DA 08-0171,

2009 MT 174,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

KYLE DEAN NICK,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Aggravated Assault, Jury Instructions, Opinion | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. Weller

Posted by scanner1 on May 19, 2009

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

DA 08-0207,

2009 MT 168,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

SHAWN HOWARD WELLER,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in DUI, Intoxicants, Jury Instructions, Opinion | Leave a Comment »

UNPUBLISHED OPINION: Power v. Par Electrical

Posted by scanner1 on April 3, 2009

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter:

DA 08-0343,

2009 MT 104N,

THOMAS POWER,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

PAR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Jury Instructions, Unpublished Opinion, Well Settled Montana Law, Wrongful Discharge | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Dean v. Sanders Co.

Posted by scanner1 on March 25, 2009

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

DA 07-0496,

2009 MT 88,

JACKIE A. DEAN,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

SANDERS COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Montana, and JOHN DOES 1-10,

Defendants and Appellees.

 

 

Posted in Change of venue, Evidence, Jury Instructions, Negligence, Opinion, Wrongful Discharge | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. Cybulski

Posted by scanner1 on March 11, 2009

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

DA 07-0733,

2009 MT 70,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

BEVERLY SAMPSON CYBULSKI,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Appellate Practice, Criminal Endangerment, DUI, Insufficient Evidence, Jury Instructions, Motion to Suppress, Opinion, Speedy Trial | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. Bullman

Posted by scanner1 on February 19, 2009

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

DA 07-0248,

2009 MT 37,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

ERIN CLYDE BULLMAN,

Defendant and Appellant.

Posted in Common Law Marriage, Conditions of Parole, Evidence, Incest, Jury Instructions, Opinion, Restitution | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: State v. Derbyshire

Posted by scanner1 on February 4, 2009

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

DA 08-0107,

2009 MT 27,

STATE OF MONTANA,

Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

JAMES DERBYSHIRE,

Defendant and Appellant.

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