Legal Opinion

State v. Michaud

Montana Supreme Court

Decided March 18, 2008No. DA 06-0553PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter

¶1 In April 2006 a jury in the Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, convicted Gerrad Michaud of the misdemeanor offense of Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs. He appealed his conviction on several grounds. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

*246ISSUES

¶2 A restatement of the issues on appeal is:

¶3 Did the District Court abuse its discretion when it limited counsels’ voir dire time to fifteen minutes?

¶4 Did the District Court abuse its discretion by allowing police officer testimony pertaining to the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test?

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Leary v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. South Dakota v. NevilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. State v. Van KirkMontana Supreme Court · 2001

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. State v. ShaddenSupreme Court of Kansas · 2010
  2. State v. FavelMontana Supreme Court · 2015
  3. State v. BerosikMontana Supreme Court · 2009
  4. Kulstad v. ManiaciMontana Supreme Court · 2009
  5. State v. LarsonMontana Supreme Court · 2010

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