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Postconviction, divorce/ranch sale collateral challenge

February 17, 2018 By lilly

POSTCONVICTION petition by Defendant sentenced to 75 years in prison for going on ranch that he claims is still his due to void 1979 divorce decree and sheriff’s sale properly rejected. . . Defendant properly precluded from collaterally attacking decree and sale in criminal case. . . “optional” overlength section of brief challenging “short-shrift disposition” opinions not addressed. . . Langton affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

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

Postconviction, sex offender revocation

January 20, 2018 By lilly

POSTCONVICTION petition challenging revocation of sex offender’s suspended sentence and resentencing to balance of original 30-year MSP sentence properly summarily denied. . . Dayton affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

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

Theft of water services

January 20, 2018 By lilly

THEFT OF WATER SERVICES: Motions to suppress properly denied for failure to meet filing deadline, no good cause for waiver. . . Defendant failed to show grounds to reverse conviction. . . Laird affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

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

DUI, malfunctioning trailer light

January 6, 2018 By lilly

DUI: Sufficient particularized suspicion for DUI investigation after stop for malfunctioning trailer light… IAC claim more amenable to postconviction… Townsend affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Colin Stephens, Mac Bloom, Mark Fowler

DUI, sitting at green light

November 4, 2017 By lilly

DUI: Particularized suspicion to stop car that had been sitting at green light on crosswalk at 2:20 a.m…. Kolar/Fagg affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Daniel Gillispie, Mark Fowler, Teague Westrope

Sexual assault, sentence “misunderstanding”

August 19, 2017 By lilly

SEXUAL ASSAULT sentence not based on misunderstanding facts of basketball coach’s sexual relationships… J. Brown affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Alexander Pyle, Mark Fowler

Aggravated burglary, assault as lesser-included

July 8, 2017 By lilly

AGGRAVATED BURGLARY: Pro-se’s imperfect instruction on assault as a lesser-included improperly denied… Boucher reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Chad Vanisko, Mark Fowler

DUI, Texas law for prior convictions

May 6, 2017 By lilly

DUI: Texas DUIs sufficiently similar to Montana law to constitute prior convictions… Wheelis affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Jeffrey Zwant, Mark Fowler, Scott Hilderman

Sentencing, homicide Defendant, boot camp

May 6, 2017 By lilly

SENTENCING: Deliberate homicide Defendant not eligible for boot camp despite not being sentenced to death under 1997 statute… Todd affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Jami Rebsom, Mark Fowler

Drugs, stop of car with headlight out, search

April 29, 2017 By lilly

DRUGS: Sufficient implied findings to support general conclusions denying suppression of drugs seized following stop of car with headlight out and search based on consent of passenger in parents’ car… Dayton affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Dana Henkel, Mark Fowler

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