HUNTING/SEARCH/SEIZURE/SENTENCING: Officials’ innocent aerial observation of private property not a “search”… claim that warden trespassed on neighboring lands not raised below, not amenable to plain-error review… warrant not required to monitor (illegal) radio hunter conversations… search warrant supported by sufficient facts… warrant [Read more…]
Archives for April 2009
Defense verdict, failure-to-yield auto, brain
VERDICT: Defense, failure-to-yield auto, admitted liability, claimed traumatic brain injury sustained by psychologist. [Read more…]
Defense verdict, rain water flooding, sump pump
VERDICT: Defense, home rain water flooding from allegedly failed sump pump.
An 11-1 Great Falls jury found that Q&R Plumbing did not act negligently when it installed a sump pump in Rose Hedrick’s home. [Read more…]
Speedy trial, homicide, dismissal/re-filing
SPEEDY TRIAL: 222 days during 1st filing period before homicide charge dismissed with prejudice counted toward 415 days aggregate as Defendant was “an accused” during 1st period… time from dismissal to reinstatement of charge not counted as she was not “an accused” then… 133 days attributed to State as sanction for producing 600 pages [Read more…]
Defense verdict, prison suicide
VERDICT: Defense, prison suicide.
A Helena jury found that the State did not violate its duty of care to Dennis Palmerton in relation to his suicide death at MSP 2/28/05. [Read more…]
Settlements
Plan I
Vernon Engebritson, upper back, 9/04, disputed, $18,000, stipulated judgment; Garry Seaman for Engebritson, Kelly Wills for MCCF
Cindy Schmiding, low back, 4/00, total, $140,000, Steve Carey [Read more…]
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