Legal Opinion

City of Missoula v. Shumway

Montana Supreme Court

Decided February 12, 2019No. DA 17-0745PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Justice Laurie McKinnon delivered the Opinion of the Court.

***304¶1 Christine Lynne Shumway (Shumway) appeals an order from the Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, affirming her convictions for two counts of criminal possession of drug paraphernalia in the Missoula City Municipal Court. We affirm.

***305¶2 Shumway presents the following issues for review, which we restate as:

1. Did Shumway bear the burden of proving she fit under a statutory exception for criminal possession of drug paraphernalia for individuals in compliance with the Medical Marijuana Act?

2. Did sufficient…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. McKelvey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  2. People v. CloseIllinois Supreme Court · 2010
  3. State v. DanielsMontana Supreme Court · 2011
  4. State v. KarathanosMontana Supreme Court · 1972
  5. United States v. Daryl Alan FreterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. ClinkenbeardMontana Supreme Court · 2025
  2. Myers v. FulbrightDistrict Court, D. Montana · 2019

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