Legal Opinion
State v. Luchau
Montana Supreme Court
Decided December 29, 1999No. 99-345PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leaphart
¶ 1 Appellant Ryan Luchau (Luchau) was charged with violation of § 61-8-410, MCA, for operating a motor vehicle while having an alcohol concentration of .02 or more. Analysis of his breath indicated a concentration of .088. Luchau was 20 years old at the time.
¶2 Luchau was found guilty in Missoula County Justice of the Peace Court and subsequently appealed to the District Court, where he contended that § 61-8-410, MCA, was unconstitutional. The District Court rejected his constitutional arguments and he entered a conditional plea of guilty reserving the right to appeal. We affirm the judgment…
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