Archives for 2018

Search & seizure, leaving drug house, backpack search

February 24, 2018 By lilly

SEARCH & SEIZURE: Reasonable basis for stopping suspect leaving what informant believed was drug house and subsequent search of backpack of which suspect disavowed ownership. . . Watters affirmed (unpublished). [Read more…]

Habeas, IAC claims, deliberate homicide

February 24, 2018 By lilly

HABEAS petition properly denied as to IAC claims by deliberate homicide Defendant. . . Molloy affirmed (unpublished). [Read more…]

Settlements

February 24, 2018 By lilly

Plan I

John Parkey, mesothelioma, 5/17, $482,000, medical reserved, Ben Snipes [Read more…]

Truck dealership, good cause for termination

February 17, 2018 By lilly

TRUCK DEALERSHIP: Good cause properly found for termination. . . Clerget/Souza affirmed. [Read more…]

Auto dealership, denial of same line-make franchise

February 17, 2018 By lilly

AUTO DEALERSHIP: Proposed same line-make franchise within mile of existing franchise properly denied for lack of good cause. . . Orr/Gustafson affirmed. [Read more…]

Procedure, pro se rear-end MVA Plaintiffs

February 17, 2018 By lilly

PROCEDURE: Pro se rear-end Plaintiffs’ claims properly dismissed for failure to fully answer interrogatories or produce relevant documents. . . Ortley affirmed. [Read more…]

Water, Teton River rights

February 17, 2018 By lilly

WATER: Teton River rights properly adjudicated on remand. . . Ritter affirmed. [Read more…]

Juror challenge, similar DUI experiences

February 17, 2018 By lilly

JUROR CHALLENGE: Juror with experience with DUI drivers properly seated despite State’s improper and unnecessary rehabilitative questions as to “fairness”. . . felony DUI conviction affirmed. . . H. Brown affirmed. [Read more…]

Postconviction, divorce/ranch sale collateral challenge

February 17, 2018 By lilly

POSTCONVICTION petition by Defendant sentenced to 75 years in prison for going on ranch that he claims is still his due to void 1979 divorce decree and sheriff’s sale properly rejected. . . Defendant properly precluded from collaterally attacking decree and sale in criminal case. . . “optional” overlength section of brief challenging “short-shrift disposition” opinions not addressed. . . Langton affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Boxing contract, summary knockout v. jury score

February 17, 2018 By lilly

BOXING CONTRACT: Dispute over whether boxer who was disqualified after “body slamming” opponent exhibited his skills in “good faith” and therefore entitled to $25,000 purse not amenable for summary knockout by the Judge, but for jury to score the contest following spar in courtroom arena. . . Newman. [Read more…]