State v. Sutton

Justice Jim Rice delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶1 Mary Ann Reese Sutton (Sutton) appeals her convictions, after jury trial, of charges related to marijuana possession and production, and resisting arrest, in the Seventeenth Judicial District Court, Valley County. We affirm, addressing the following issues:

1. Must Sutton's marijuana-related convictions be reversed pursuant to the exemption from prosecution contained in the Montana Medical Marijuana Act (MMA)?

2. Was Sutton's conviction of resisting arrest supported by substantial evidence?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶2 On March 18,…