Legal Opinion
State v. Halter
Montana Supreme Court
Decided August 15, 1989No. 88-610PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheehy
The State of Montana appeals from an order of the District Court, Twelfth Judicial District, Chouteau County, dismissing with prejudice an information charging the defendant, Winfred P. “Jerry” Halter with two felonies upon the grounds that the State had allowed exculpatory evidence to be destroyed to the prejudice of the defendant.
We affirm the District Court.
The information filed March 16, 1988, charged the defendant in two counts, (1) felony theft, committed between September, 1986, and February 23, 1988, and (2) illegal branding, committed between May, 1987, and February 23, 1988. The…
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- State v. PalmerMontana Supreme Court · 1983
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