State v. Urziceanu

¶1 Michael Claude Urziceanu appeals the Fourth Judicial District Court’s denial of his motion to suppress. We restate the issue on appeal as whether Missoula County Sheriffs Department (MCSD) deputies violated Urziceanu’s constitutional rights by entering his property to assist with a civil standby . We conclude that they did not, and we affirm Urziceanu’s conviction.

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶2 On December 19, 2012, MCSD deputies accompanied Christine Robutka to a rural property located on Ellis Creek Road. Robutka had contacted MCSD and requested a civil standby while she removed her…