State v. Nolan
Montana Supreme Court
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…
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