DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Conviction related to quarrel at basketball game and interaction with Police Chief affirmed over challenge to amended Information which added bases for charge, failure of Judge to give specific unanimity instruction, and alleged “vindictive prosecution”… Salvagni affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Disorderly conduct, interaction with Police Chief
DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Conviction related to quarrel at basketball game and interaction with Police Chief affirmed over challenge to amended Information which added bases for charge, failure of Judge to give specific unanimity instruction, and alleged “vindictive prosecution”… Salvagni affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Joint counsel, husband/wife marijuana defendants
JOINT COUNSEL: Supervisory control of Berger to remove husband & wife medical marijuana Defendants’ joint counsel denied… order. [Read more…]
Game, unlawful possession, statute of limitations
GAME: Statute of limitations for unlawful possession of wildlife begins when one ceases to possess… Krueger reversed on supervisory control (opinion & order). [Read more…]
Jury, CID employee, unlicensed outfitting
JURY: Panelist who was employed by CID which was involved in investigation of unlicensed outfitter should have been removed for cause… conviction of 38 counts of outfitting without a license reversed, remanded for new trial… Jensen/Neill reversed. [Read more…]
Hunting, undercover agents, tapes in jury room
HUNTING: Evidence obtained by undercover agents of violations by Defendant who solicited hunting on his ranch properly admitted… jury properly allowed to take into deliberations tapes of conversations between agents and Defendant… McLean affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]
Will, verbal act doctrine, hearsay witness
WILL: Verbal act doctrine properly applied to witness who did not see testator sign but acknowledged testator’s statement that signature was testator’s… no fact issue as to undue influence… Dayton affirmed. [Read more…]
Property, mining/homestead patents
PROPERTY: Competing claims deriving from mining/ homestead patents properly resolved… Tucker affirmed. [Read more…]
Bighorn sheep filming, film/still camera
BIGHORN SHEEP FILMING: Sufficient evidence of filming hunt in national forest with film/still camera without permit despite no recovery of video… Strong/ Haddon affirmed (unpublished). [Read more…]
Marital, complicated renowned taxidermist estate
MARITAL: Complicated estate of renowned taxidermist/safari videographer with antique auto collection properly distributed despite failure to specifically value some items… greater distribution to wife in [Read more…]