DUI: No obligation to advise of right to independent BAC test where no PAST was given… Eisenbrandt/Christopher affirmed. [Read more…]
Mental commitment, evidence sufficiency, hearsay
MENTAL COMMITMENT: Sufficient evidence to commit 18-year-old, hearsay argument not preserved for appeal… Gustafson affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]
Mental commitment, homeless person, basic needs
MENTAL COMMITMENT: Sufficient evidence that homeless person with mental disorder unable to provide needs to warrant commitment… Deschamps affirmed. [Read more…]
Mental commitment, suicide attempts
MENTAL COMMITMENT to MSH properly based on suicide attempts, prior admissions… no error in proceeding immediately to dispositional hearing after finding disorder… no need to address constitutionality of §126(a)(d) “deterioration standard”… Ulbricht affirmed. [Read more…]
Parental rights/judge disqualification
PARENTAL RIGHTS/JUDGE DISQUALIFICATION: Failure to meet procedural deadlines did not affect subject jurisdiction… successor Judge should have disqualified himself after having represented the CASA/GAL in the same case… McKinnon affirmed, Olson reversed. [Read more…]
Parental termination, Montana v. Utah
PARENTAL TERMINATION: Montana retained jurisdiction after child was placed in Utah foster home absent pending Utah proceeding… claim that Utah was more convenient forum properly rejected… termination affirmed… Newman affirmed. [Read more…]