Legal Opinion

State v. Wayne Hixon

Montana Supreme Court

Decided November 3, 2008No. DA 06-0441PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter

¶1 Wayne Allen Hixon (Hixon) was charged with deliberate homicide and tampering with evidence on May 13, 2005 in the Nineteenth Judicial District, Lincoln County. Hixon moved to suppress evidence obtained from his vehicle on the grounds that the seizure of his truck was illegal. After a hearing on the matter, the District Court denied the motion to suppress. The first trial ended in a mistrial. The second trial resulted in the jury finding Hixon guilty and he was sentenced. Hixon appeals. We affirm.

¶2 Hixon raises the following issues on appeal:

¶3 Issue 1: Did the District Court err when it…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State v. BowerMontana Supreme Court · 1992
  2. State v. FullerMontana Supreme Court · 1906
  3. State v. AlliesMontana Supreme Court · 1979
  4. State v. PartinMontana Supreme Court · 1997
  5. State v. CassillMontana Supreme Court · 1924

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