State Ex Rel. Wicks v. District Court of the Tenth Judicial District of Montana

Belator Jon Beeder Wicks, defendant in criminal cause #2800 in the district court of Fergus County, seeks a writ of supervisory control from this Court suppressing certain evidence and dismissing the case against him in the district court.

On February 22, 1972, the deputy county attorney of Fergus County filed a complaint under oath against Wicks charging him with the criminal sale of marihuana to one Michael Hunter on or about October 21, 1971. The justice of the peace issued a warrant of arrest for Wicks. Subsequently on the same day, the Fergus County Sheriff apprehended and arrested Wicks…