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Drugs, stop of car with headlight out, search

April 22, 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

Child rape, “mountain” of other acts, Shield Law

April 8, 2017 By lilly

CHILD RAPE: “Mountain” of other acts properly admitted as probative of extensive grooming/abusing young girls… recantation admitted but false accusations of sexual assault by group of boys improperly excluded per Rape Shield but still inadmissible as hearsay… 15-count conviction affirmed… Langton affirmed. [Read more…]

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

Theft/burglary, circumstantial evidence, IAC

March 18, 2017 By lilly

THEFT/BURGLARY: Sufficient circumstantial evidence… Christopher affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

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

PFMA, prior inconsistent statement

March 18, 2017 By lilly

PFMA: Corroborating evidence of prior inconsistent statement must be reliable but need not be direct evidence of each element… bodily injury element supported by independent evidence besides wife’s recanted statement… Wood/Reynolds affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: James Reavis, Mark Fowler, Todd Baker

DUI, driver in snowbank behind tavern, caretaker

January 21, 2017 By lilly

DUI: Officer had particularized suspicion of DUI by the time driver stuck in snowbank behind bar at night declined community caretaker help, subsequent pursuit/investigation lawful, suppression/dismissal properly denied… Townsend affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Karla Painter, Mark Fowler, Martin Judnich, Vincent Pavlish

DUI, consent to blood test

December 3, 2016 By lilly

DUI: Defendant gave express consent to blood test and never withdrew consent… failure to sign hospital’s consent form irrelevant… Langton affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Bill Lower, Dwight Schulte, Mark Fowler

Sentencing, parole eligibility on DOC commitment

October 22, 2016 By lilly

SENTENCING: Illegal parole eligibility on DOC commitment stricken… public defender fee that was waived in oral pronouncement improperly included in judgment stricken… remainder of rape appeal dismissed by stipulation… Larson reversed… order. [Read more…]

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

Child pornography, attempted possession, searches

October 8, 2016 By lilly

CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: Attempted possession supported by computer search terms… Haynes affirmed. [Read more…]

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

Right to be present, pre-trial conference

September 10, 2016 By lilly

RIGHT TO BE PRESENT: Defendant not prejudiced by absence from emergency procedural conference… Oldenburg affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Eileen Larkin, Jean Adams, Mark Fowler

Restitution, stolen/wrecked car

September 10, 2016 By lilly

RESTITUTION for wrecked car properly based on NADA rather than Kelley Blue Book… Olson affirmed. [Read more…]

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

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