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Archives for 2021

Restitution, DUI MVA, victim “may have jumped light”

November 6, 2021 By lilly

RESTITUTION: Claimed $77,842.60 lost wages and medicals properly imposed on DUI driver in MVA in which contributory negligence claim was supported only by witness statement in MHP report that victim “may have jumped the light”… Allison affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Amy Kenison, Brad Fjeldheim, Moses Okeyo

Sexual assault, civil suit stay for “potential” criminal

November 6, 2021 By lilly

SEXUAL ASSAULT: Stay of civil suit until expiration of statute of limitations for “potential” criminal prosecution denied… Eddy. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: John Heenan, Jordan Crosby, Paul Haffeman, Randy Tarum, Stephanie Hollar, Stephanie Oblander

Drugs, pen registers/trace devices for cell site location

November 6, 2021 By lilly

DRUGS: Orders authorizing installation of pen registers and trace devices and to obtain cell site location valid under 4th Amendment even if questionable under Montana law… request for new counsel considered withdrawn based on counsel’s representation that Defendant had changed his mind… meth convictions affirmed… Watters affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Colin Rubich, Julie Patten, Kristina Neal

Settlements

November 6, 2021 By lilly

Plan I

Sally Sterup, head 12/08, wrist 4/11, sternum and thoracic burst fracture 2/18, Billings, MHN initiated all benefits due & owing, Petitioner has achieved MMI, impairment assigned, disputes as to reasonable & necessary medical, $88,302 for all claims ($25,000 to Petitioner, $63,302 MSA), stipulated judgment; Russell Plath for Sterup, Joe Maynard for MHN [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court

Wrongful discharge, medical marijuana rehearing denied

October 30, 2021 By lilly

WRONGFUL DISCHARGE: Rehearing of Opinion holding that failure to give notice of medical marijuana use constituted good cause for discharge denied… order. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Adam Cook, Brian Miller, Justin Breck, Stephanie Breck

Sexual assault of minors, shredded interview notes

October 30, 2021 By lilly

SEXUAL ASSAULT: Shredding of notes of interviews with 7-year-old stepdaughters after entry into database not deliberate destruction of potentially exculpatory evidence… expert properly precluded from applying expertise to facts of case… conviction affirmed… Harris affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Mark Fowler, Nancy Schwartz

PFMA, replays of incriminating videos, deliberating jury

October 30, 2021 By lilly

PFMA: Replays of videos of incriminating statements to the deliberating jury without notice to the parties constituted reversible error… felony conviction reversed, remanded for new trial… Cuffe reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Jeffrey Zwang, Kristen Peterson, Mardell Ployhar

Sentencing, $3,025 extradition restitution, military income

October 30, 2021 By lilly

SENTENCING: $3,025 restitution for extradition costs properly imposed on DUI/criminal endangerment Defendant whose only income is $3,000/mo Army disability… surrender of medical marijuana card properly ordered as related to alcohol addiction… Allison and Cuffe affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Jeffrey Zwang, Jonathan Krauss, Moses Okeyo

Emotional distress, $62,750 non-property vacated

October 30, 2021 By lilly

EMOTIONAL DISTRESS: $62,750 verdict for “unspecified, non-property damages” stemming from theft from tire shop of vehicle containing gun, ammunition, documents with home address, house keys vacated following Montana Supreme Court answer to certified question… order. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Quentin Rhoades, Susan Miltko, Tyler Smith

Settlements

October 30, 2021 By lilly

Plan I

Michael Mizenko, soft tissue, 6/17, disputed, $1,200, Stacy Tempel-St. John [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court

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