Legal Opinion

State v. Meza

Montana Supreme Court

Decided August 29, 2006No. 04-800PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Morris

¶1 Robert Louis Meza (Meza) appeals from his conviction in the Thirteenth Judicial District, Yellowstone County, for criminal possession of dangerous drugs. We affirm.

¶2 We review the following issues on appeal:

¶3 Whether the District Court properly determined that a particularized suspicion supported the stop of Meza’s vehicle.

¶4 Whether the District Court properly determined that a particularized suspicion of narcotics activity existed to extend the scope of the stop to allow a drug-detecting canine to sniff for drugs in Meza’s vehicle.

¶5 Whether Meza received the effective assistance of…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hulse v. State, Department of JusticeMontana Supreme Court · 1998
  3. State v. KouglMontana Supreme Court · 2004
  4. State v. KouglMontana Supreme Court · 2004
  5. State v. TackittMontana Supreme Court · 2003

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Whitlow v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2008
  2. State v. RoseMontana Supreme Court · 2009
  3. State v. WilsonMontana Supreme Court · 2018
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  5. State v. MezaMontana Supreme Court · 2006

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