Legal Opinion
State v. Osteen
Montana Supreme Court
Decided May 30, 1985No. 84-516PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Weber
The State of Montana appeals from an order of the Lincoln County District Court suppressing evidence seized after officers entered the defendant’s home without a warrant and also suppressing defendant’s statements made prior to receiving a Miranda warning. We affirm.
The issues are:
1. Did the District Court err in suppressing evidence seized after officers entered defendant’s home without a warrant?
2. Did the District Court err in suppressing defendant’s statements made prior to receiving Miranda warnings?
Around 10:15 p.m. on April 6, 1984, a man reported to the Lincoln County Sheriffs Office…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. BullockMontana Supreme Court · 1995
- State v. LohMontana Supreme Court · 1996
- State v. RushtonMontana Supreme Court · 1994
- State v. StaatMontana Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. WoodsMontana Supreme Court · 1997
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