Legal Opinion
State v. Gopher
Montana Supreme Court
Decided July 9, 1981No. 80-485PublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harrison
Defendant was charged with felony burglary and felony theft. After a hearing on May 9, 1980, defendant’s motion to suppress illegally seized evidence was denied. A jury trial was held on August 18, 1980, and defendant was convicted on both counts. Defendant appeals, submitting that the Cascade County District Court erred in denying his motion to suppress.
At about 5:00 a.m. on March 15, 1980, a silent burglar alarm went off at the Warehouse Pawn Shop in Great Falls, Montana. Officer Stan Johnston arrived at the scene about a minute later. His investigation revealed a broken window, two large…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Stone v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
- Lawrence E. Wilson, Warden v. William Eugene PorterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- People v. WaitsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1978
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3Cited by142 opinions
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