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Archives for 2019

Cattle guards, settlement agreement, no “cabling”

September 14, 2019 By lilly

CATTLE GUARDS: Settlement agreement properly construed to preclude “cabling”… Laird affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Eric Oden, Karl Knuchel, Stephen Woodruff

Contract, bail bond business Sale Agreement

September 14, 2019 By lilly

CONTRACT: Defendants’ exhibit of bail bond business Sales Agreement purported underwriting terms attachment properly rejected as rebuttal evidence since it was not offered to counter new evidence… Sales Agreement properly found unambiguous, judgment properly entered for Plaintiff… Oldenburg affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Marybeth Sampsel, Torger Oaas

Water pollution, coal mine ephemeral discharges

September 14, 2019 By lilly

WATER POLLUTION: Fact issues preclude summary judgment upholding permit to discharge rain & snow water surrounding coal mine into Yellowstone River tributaries… Seeley reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Andrew Gorder, Christy McCann, Edward Hayes, John Martin, John Tietz, Kirsten Bowers, Laura King, Laura Ziemer, Matthew Bishop, Meg Casey, Patrick Byorth, Shiloh Herandez, Steven Wade, Victoria Marquis, William Mercer

SIWC, father’s anger at daughter’s bisexuality

September 14, 2019 By lilly

SIWC: Evidence that was intensely angry because daughter disclosed she was bisexual properly excluded over Defendant’s argument that it would show motive to fabricate sexual abuse to deflect father’s wrath… letting daughter read her Facebook explanation to divided family written after the allegations improperly allowed as prior consistent statement but not prejudicial as to warrant reversal… conviction affirmed… Kutzman affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Jennifer Quick, Kristen Peterson, Matthew Robertson, Tammy Plubell

Attempted deliberate homicide, tampering, missing gun

September 14, 2019 By lilly

ATTEMPTED DELIBERATE HOMICIDE: Typo on verdict form as to alternative lesser includeds not prejudicial… sufficient evidence of tampering by disposing of gun used in confrontation with cabin owners during disrupted burglary… convictions affirmed… McMahon affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Caitlin Boland Aarab, Jeff Sealey, Tammy Plubell

Criminal mental commitment, petition to release to home

September 14, 2019 By lilly

CRIMINAL MENTAL COMMITMENT: Release of deliberate homicide defendant from MSH to group home improperly denied… Gilbert reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Brant Light, James Reavis, Jorge Quintana, Katie Schulz

Statutory rape, disparagement of absent evaluator

September 14, 2019 By lilly

RAPE: Judge abused discretion by not continuing sentencing hearing to accommodate psychosexual evaluator… remanded for sentencing by new Judge in light of unusual circumstances including repeated disparagement of evaluator who was not present to respond… Pinski reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Ashley Wilkinson, Kristina Neal, Roy Brown

DUI, non-specific reference to PBT, “increasing” BAC

September 14, 2019 By lilly

DUI: Non-specific reference to PBT in Municipal Court trial improperly allowed to impeach claim of increased BAC between PBT and Intoxylizer without reliability foundation but error was harmless… conviction affirmed… Luth reversed, Best affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Lisa Korchinski, Neil Anthon, Tammy Plubell

Postconviction, “accidental” touch of child’s vagina

September 14, 2019 By lilly

POSTCONVICTION PETITION of Defendant who claims he accidentally touched vagina of 10-year-old while “playing game” by throwing her onto a couch properly denied… Judge referring to Defendant as “street thug” not perjurious or evidence of personal bias… plea-bargained criminal endangerment (with underlying incest facts) supported by actions of throwing the child… Pinski affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Amanda Lofink, Mark Fowler

PFO, 2015 v. 2017 statute

September 14, 2019 By lilly

PFO: Defendant arrested for DUI in 2/17 properly designated PFO under 2015 statute rather than 2017 amendment requiring sexual or violent predicate… Krueger affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Kelli Fivey, Mardell Ployhar, Michael Marchesini

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