Legal Opinion

State v. Manywhitehorses

Montana Supreme Court

Decided October 26, 2010No. DA 09-0581PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leaphart

¶1 Appellant Summer Lee Manywhitehorses (Manywhitehorses) appeals from the sentence imposed by the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County, for her convictions of negligent homicide and tampering with physical evidence.

¶2 We consider the following issue on appeal:

¶3 Whether the prosecutor’s conduct at sentencing breached the State’s contractual obligations under the plea agreement.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶4 On July 21, 2008, Manywhitehorses was arrested for driving under the influence after she failed to stop at a stop sign, lost control of her car, and struck a parked car…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. RardonMontana Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Finke v. State Ex Rel. McGrathMontana Supreme Court · 2003
  3. State v. HillMontana Supreme Court · 2009
  4. State v. RardonMontana Supreme Court · 1999
  5. State v. ShepardMontana Supreme Court · 2010

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. McDowellMontana Supreme Court · 2011
  2. State v. Dustin RobertsonMontana Supreme Court · 2015
  3. State v. R. CollinsMontana Supreme Court · 2023
  4. State v. J. EllisonMontana Supreme Court · 2017
  5. Brown v. PeopleSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2012

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