Legal Opinion

State v. Graham MacKer

Montana Supreme Court

Decided January 7, 2014No. DA 13-0269PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice McGRATH

¶1 Graham Joseph Macker appeals from an order of the Eleventh Judicial District Court, Flathead County, revoking his suspended sentence and committing him to the custody of the Department of Corrections. We affirm.

¶2 The following issues are raised on appeal:

¶3 Issue One: Whether § 46-16-215, MCA, requires production of independent evidence to corroborate an offender’s admission of a violation of the conditions of his or her suspended sentence.

¶4 Issue Two: Whether the District Court violated Macker’s right to confront adverse witnesses.

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶5 On March 31,2009,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Opper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  3. State v. TriplettMontana Supreme Court · 2008
  4. State v. FinleyMontana Supreme Court · 2003
  5. Commonwealth v. KavanaughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. OsbornMontana Supreme Court · 2015
  2. State v. W. RossbachMontana Supreme Court · 2016
  3. State v. C. BurkettMontana Supreme Court · 2021
  4. State v. W. RossbachMontana Supreme Court · 2016

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