Legal Opinion

State v. Seaman

Montana Supreme Court

Decided March 30, 1989No. 88-439PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McDONOUGH

This appeal arises from the conviction for possession of dangerous drugs of appellant William Seaman in the Second Judicial District, Silver Bow County. We affirm.

Issues(1) Whether the police lacked probable cause to search Seaman’s residence?(2) Whether the search of Seaman’s residence was overly intrusive?(3) Whether police testimony constituted grounds for declaring a mistrial?(4) Whether the speed with which the jury delivered its verdict demonstrates the jury did not follow or read the instructions, consider the evidence or follow their charge?

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2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. McCray v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. State v. BurnettSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1964

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. State v. RinehartMontana Supreme Court · 1993
  2. State v. SetzlerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  3. State v. PartinMontana Supreme Court · 1997
  4. State v. StaatMontana Supreme Court · 1991
  5. State v. Cheryl and Edwin CriswellMontana Supreme Court · 2013

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