Legal Opinion

State v. Nolan

Montana Supreme Court

Decided March 25, 2003No. 01-069PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rice

¶1 Donnie Nolan appeals from a judgment entered by the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, after a jury found him guilty of two counts of bail-jumping. We reverse the judgment and remand for proceedings consistent with this Opinion.

¶2 We address the following issues:

¶3 1. Did the State of Montana establish the element “set at liberty by court order” of the Count II bail-jumping charge?

¶4 2. Did the prosecutor engage in impermissible cross-examination and submit inadmissible rebuttal evidence?

¶5 Nolan failed to appear for a criminal trial against him set for May 4, 1999. He…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. State v. Van KirkMontana Supreme Court · 2001
  4. State v. HeineMontana Supreme Court · 1976
  5. State v. GowanMontana Supreme Court · 2000

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. CameronMontana Supreme Court · 2005
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  4. State v. Donald P. RogersMontana Supreme Court · 2013
  5. State v. Z. MaasMontana Supreme Court · 2026

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