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Indian parental termination

August 9, 2025 By lilly

INDIAN PARENTAL TERMINATION affirmed… Laird affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Robin Meguire, Selene Koepke

Revocation, “guilty but mentally ill”

August 17, 2024 By lilly

REVOCATION: “Guilty but mentally ill” person who killed a woman in a wrong-way interstate collision and was committed to Warm Springs properly revoked under criminal sentencing statutes… Dayton affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Brad Fjeldheim, Robin Meguire

Work comp restitution, MSF victim, hardship waiver

July 3, 2021 By lilly

WORK COMP RESTITUTION: MSF correctly determined to be a victim insurer entitled to restitution but amount awarded should have been waived as unjust in light of Defendant’s dire financial situation despite her failure to formally petition for waiver… J. Brown affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Bjorn Boyer, Brad Fjeldheim, Robin Meguire

Restitution, meth decontamination, no causal connection

October 17, 2020 By lilly

RESTITUTION: $31,902 restitution for meth decontamination improperly imposed on Defendant who merely possessed meth residue and a pipe… Reynolds reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Jeffrey Doud, Katie Jerstad, Robin Meguire

Deliberate homicide/PFMA, joinder, victim’s meth use

April 11, 2020 By lilly

DELIBERATE HOMICIDE/PFMA convictions affirmed over challenges to joinder of counts and exclusion of victim’s meth use and out-of-court statements (some erroneously admitted but harmless error)… Townsend affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Brad Fjeldheim, Robin Meguire

Rape, sex with intoxicated 15-year-old

July 27, 2019 By lilly

RAPE: Conviction of sex with intoxicated 15-year-old at “horny-fest” affirmed… Pinski affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Kory Larson, Madison Mattioli, Robin Meguire

Rape/burglary/assault, apprehension of death

August 18, 2018 By lilly

RAPE/BURGLARY/ASSAULT: Challenge of Lab’s blood/DNA processing properly rejected. . . apprehension of “death” properly included in aggravated assault instruction. . . restitution for damages to victim’s home properly awarded based solely on her testimony. . . convictions affirmed. . . Todd affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Robin Meguire, Tammy Plubell

Parental termination, parents’ drug tests

March 31, 2018 By lilly

PARENTAL TERMINATION: Parents’ drug tests improperly admitted through CASA, but harmless error as termination still warranted for failure to complete treatment plans. . . Olson affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Kelly Driscoll, Mark Fowler, Mark Westveer, Robin Meguire

Sentencing, “distracted” Judge, “loser” comment

December 23, 2017 By lilly

SENTENCING: Claim of deprivation of due process at DUI sentencing hearing on basis that “distracted” Judge called Defendant a “loser” rejected, counsel not ineffective for not objecting to Judge’s conduct… standard DOC probation condition of permission before engaging in business etc properly imposed…. Deschamps affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Karla Painter, Katie Schulz, Robin Meguire

Rape, “compelled” testimony from 1st trial

September 16, 2017 By lilly

RAPE: “Compelled” testimony from 1st trial on same charge properly admitted at 2nd trial… Allison affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Allison Howard, Mardell Ployhar, Robin Meguire, Travis Ahner

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