REVOCATION: Dismissal of petition to revoke suspended sentence and striking order of Halligan which had revoked conditional discharge from supervision reversed… Larson reversed. [Read more…]
Water, stock use senior to irrigation
WATER: Stock use right properly found senior to irrigation user… Stephen Brown affirmed. [Read more…]
Phone search, attempted rape, interstate jurisdiction
PHONE SEARCH: Court had jurisdiction to issue warrant to search New Jersey phone provider’s records of New Mexico resident accused of attempted rape in Montana under SCA and Montana law… Vannatta reversed. [Read more…]
Deliberate homicide, jail informants, prosecutor conduct
DELIBERATE HOMICIDE: Double murder and solicitation to kill witness convictions affirmed over challenge to use of jail informants and alleged prosecutorial misconduct… Wheelis affirmed. [Read more…]
Right to know, deferred prosecution dismissal, mootness
RIGHT TO KNOW: Newspaper’s request for documents and video related to Deputy’s arrest of individual and disciplinary records not mooted by deferred prosecution dismissal of charges against Deputy… Deschamps reversed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]