Legal Opinion

Brunette v. State

Montana Supreme Court

Decided May 31, 2016No. DA 15-0551PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baker

¶1 Christopher Brunette appeals the order of the Ninth Judicial District Court, Glacier County, denying his petition for reinstatement of his driver’s license. We address Brunette’s claims on appeal under a single issue:

Whether the District Court erred in denying Brunette’s petition to reinstate his driver’s license.

¶2 We affirm.

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶3 On April 11, 2015, Officer Brandon Brotnov was on patrol in Cut Bank, Montana. At 12:54 a.m., the police department dispatch received a call from an unknown officer to run a license plate check on Brunette’s vehicle, which was…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. Hulse v. State, Department of JusticeMontana Supreme Court · 1998
  3. State v. HatfieldMontana Supreme Court · 1993
  4. State v. MacKinnonMontana Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Brown v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2009

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  5. Brunette v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2016

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