Paul Sullivan posted an article on Big Sky Blawg - Apr 28, 2010, 10:26 pm
For Montana criminal cases taking place in district court, there is no intermediate court of appeals. Instead, all appeals are taken to the Montana Supreme Court. The Montana Code Annotated outlines when a defendant in a criminal case may appeal at § 46-20-104(1). It states that: An appeal may be...
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Paul Sullivan posted an article on Big Sky Blawg - Apr 3, 2010, 12:06 am
I started a divorce blog that you can read at Montana Divorce. If you are interested in family law and divorce issues in Montana, you may find something interesting there. Please check it out and let me know what you think.
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Paul Sullivan posted an article on Big Sky Blawg - Feb 10, 2010, 5:37 pm
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Paul Sullivan posted an article on Big Sky Blawg - Feb 10, 2010, 5:37 pm
Amicus Curiae is latin for “friend of the court” and refers to someone who is not a party, but volunteers to provide a brief to assist the court. An amicus brief does not make the party an intervenor, it merely gives the author (or more commonly the author’s client) a voice in the case. ...
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Paul Sullivan posted an article on Big Sky Blawg - Feb 10, 2010, 2:51 pm
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Paul Sullivan posted an article on Big Sky Blawg - Feb 10, 2010, 2:51 pm
Summary: Because neither Montana case law nor statutory law demonstrate a public policy against allowing physician aid in dying, the consent exception to homicide would apply to a physician who prescribed a lethal dose of medicine and provided it to a terminally ill patient who then took the medici...
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Paul Sullivan posted an article on Big Sky Blawg - Feb 9, 2010, 7:13 pm
In what I believe is his first written opinion since joining the Court, Justice Wheat, authored the majority opinion in State v. Hamilton. Here, Hamilton claimed ineffective assistance of counsel following his conviction for eight counts of incest. The District Court denied Hamilton’s petition, ...
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Paul Sullivan posted an article on Big Sky Blawg - Feb 9, 2010, 7:13 pm
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Paul Sullivan posted an article on Big Sky Blawg - Feb 9, 2010, 6:19 pm
In 2003, Shepard was charged with multiple offenses including deliberate homicide, burglary, and aggravated kidnapping. She entered into a plea agreement and pled guilty to deliberate homicide and burglary in exchange for the State’s motion to dismiss the remaining charges. The agreement provide...
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Paul Sullivan posted an article on Big Sky Blawg - Feb 9, 2010, 6:19 pm
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Paul Sullivan posted an article on Big Sky Blawg - Feb 8, 2010, 11:01 pm
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Paul Sullivan posted an article on Big Sky Blawg - Feb 8, 2010, 11:01 pm
Cooper was arrested after a traffic stop in which she failed field sobriety tests and was cited for DUI. A motion to suppress evidence gathered after the traffic stop on the basis that the trooper who stopped her lacked particularized suspicion, was denied. Cooper appealed and SCOMONT sustained. ...
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Paul Sullivan posted an article on Big Sky Blawg - Feb 8, 2010, 10:09 pm
According to the Flathead Beacon, Mike Wheat will seek reelection for the SCOMONT seat he was recently appointed to by Governor Schweitzer. What replaced Justice Warner. Meanwhile, Justice Leaphart has stated that he will not run for his seat again. Leaphart has served on the Court since 1994.
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Paul Sullivan posted an article on Big Sky Blawg - Feb 8, 2010, 10:09 pm
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Paul Sullivan posted an article on The Montana Injury Law Blog - Jan 29, 2010, 12:22 am
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