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Youth Court, new disposition after transfer hearing

August 8, 2026 By lilly

DUI: Conviction remanded for a new trial because entire dash-cam video was replayed during jury deliberations… Lint reversed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Michael Dougherty, Ryan Archibald, Sean Peterson

SIWC, 2nd trial, expert, “vindictive” sentence

July 18, 2026 By lilly

SIWC conviction following 2nd trial affirmed over claim of ineffective assistance for not objecting to expert’s testimony and claim of vindictive additional parole restriction… Lint affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Angela Auch, Michael Dougherty, Tammy Hinderman

Supervisory control, DPHHS director appearance

December 21, 2024 By lilly

SUPERVISORY CONTROL of Parker’s order that DPHHS Director travel to Great Falls to testify in fitness hearing denied for failure to comply with MRAP… Order. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Michael Dougherty, Olivia Schuler

Food truck in county park, licensed truck, no permission

November 9, 2024 By lilly

FOOD TRUCK IN COUNTY PARK: Prohibition against food truck in park without permission not unconstitutionally vague as applied to operator who had county license for truck… conviction affirmed… Cuffe affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Jeffrey Zwang, Michael Dougherty

Attempted escape, judge disqualification

August 10, 2024 By lilly

ATTEMPTED ESCAPE/JUDGE DISQUALIFICATION: Defendant properly charged with attempted escape when he fled courtroom during arraignment… Judge present at the incident not disqualified from presiding over subsequent jury trial… Harada affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: John Ryan, Michael Dougherty, Morgan Lix, Rufus Peace

Assault on officer, caretaker entry into suicidal home

August 10, 2024 By lilly

ASSAULT ON OFFICER: Warrantless entry into suicidal person’s home justified by community caretaker doctrine, suppression of evidence properly denied… conviction for pointing pistol or what appeared to be a pistol at officer affirmed… Krueger affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Christopher Betchie, Michael Dougherty, Nathan Ellis

Drugs, speeding stop wrongly expanded to drugs

June 29, 2024 By lilly

DRUGS: Trooper lacked particularized suspicion to expand speeding stop into drug investigation, motion to suppress improperly denied, conviction of possession with intent to distribute reversed… Vannatta reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Joshua Thornton, Michael Dougherty

SIWC, psychologist testimony via Zoom from Nantucket

May 4, 2024 By lilly

SIWC: Psychologist erroneously allowed to testify via Zoom from Nantucket to bolster Prosecution witness… conviction reversed, remanded for new trial… Larson reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Dan Guzynski, Jason Holden, Katie Ranta, Michael Dougherty

Identity theft, Zoom credit card foundational witness

April 6, 2024 By lilly

IDENTITY THEFT: State properly allowed to add credit card foundational witness first day of trial, any error in allowing testimony via Zoom was harmless… conviction affirmed… Menahan affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: John Nesbitt, Katie Jerstad, Michael Dougherty, Rufus Peace

Child molestation, mandatory 25 years no parole

March 23, 2024 By lilly

SIWC: Iraq vet with PTSD not entitled to exception to mandatory 25 years parole restriction for molesting child… Brown affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: James Siegman, Michael Dougherty

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