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Attempted homicide retrial, child rape comments

September 26, 2026 By lilly

ATTEMPTED DELIBERATE HOMICIDE: Conviction affirmed following retrial at which Defendant’s comments about child sex abuse by Defendant were allowed as Rule 404(b) evidence in a diminished fashion from 1st trial… Seeley affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Mary Barry, Nick Brooke, Thad Tudor

Elder abuse, mental expert not required

September 26, 2026 By lilly

ELDER ABUSE: Expert not required to opine on mental injury in elder abuse cases… oral waiver of jury properly accepted… constitutional challenges to elder abuse act rejected… Murnion affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Christine Hutchison, Rufus Peace

Deliberate homicide accountability/aggravated burglary

September 26, 2026 By lilly

HOMICIDE ACCOUNTABILITY/AGGRAVATED BURGLARY: Convictions of bail bondsman in the shooting of his absconded client by another bondsman affirmed over challenges to unpreserved mens rea instruction and claimed authority as a bondsman… Whelan affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Ann Shea, Colin Stephens, Kelli Fivey, Mardell Ployhar, Palmer Hoovestal

Compassionate release denied

September 26, 2026 By lilly

COMPASSIONATE RELEASE properly denied… Christensen affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Sarah Lockwood, Thomas Keoki Godrey, Tim Tatarka

Investment LLC ownership, deceased common-law spouse

September 12, 2026 By lilly

INVESTMENT LLC: Sons’ claims that deceased mother’s Estate holds a membership interest improperly rejected on summary judgment… Brown reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: David Cotner, Kimberly Beatty, Sherine Blackford

Rehearing of complex easement rulings denied

September 12, 2026 By lilly

REHEARING of Opinion involving complex easement rulings denied but clarifications warranted, without change in disposition… Recht again affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Jesse Kodadek, Kyle Workman, William Casey

Incest, postconviction claims including actual innocence

September 12, 2026 By lilly

INCEST: Postconviction claims including actual innocence of accusation of making step-son touch her breasts properly rejected… Perry affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Jean Adams, Mardell Ployhar

Insurance, misrepresented settlement funds

September 12, 2026 By lilly

INSURANCE: $250,000 preliminary settlement of class action against New West stemming from 2007 MVA rescinded for misrepresenting that it was broke and getting broker by the day when it had millions available… Abbott. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Braden Murphy, Dale Cockrell, Eric Brooks, Erik Thueson, John Morrison, Justin Cole, Robert Lukes, Scott Peterson

$1,046,070.24 judgment, CEO termination

September 12, 2026 By lilly

BENCH JUDGMENT: $1,046,070.24 for bad faith termination of CEO including attorney fees at $500/hr (Defendant pays its own lawyers $1,000/hr)… Tribal corporation’s express waiver of sovereign immunity in employment contract upheld for 3rd time… Cobell. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fort Belknap Tribal Court, Past Issues

Supervisory control, sum-certain for general tort damages

September 5, 2026 By lilly

SUPERVISORY CONTROL of Cunningham denied as to requiring Petitioner to specify a sum-certain for general tort damages… Order. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Bellamy v. Cunningham, Brandon Shannon, Jared Frickle, Jesse Beaudette, Joseph Cook

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