Legal Opinion

State v. Skurdal

Montana Supreme Court

Decided December 30, 1988No. 88-362PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Turnage

Rodney 0. Skurdal was convicted in the Thirteenth Judicial District, Big Horn County, of operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license and exceeding a posted nighttime speed limit.

Skurdal refuses to procure and carry a driver’s license on various constitutional grounds. He raises twenty-eight issues on appeal. We have reduced those to one basic question: Were any of Skurdal’s constitutional rights violated?

We hold that none of Skurdal’s constitutional rights were violated and that it is a proper exercise of the State’s police power to require a valid driver’s license before one…

2Cases cited18 opinions

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  2. Proprietors of the Charles River Bridge v. Proprietors of the Warren BridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1837
  3. Whitaker v. KnappSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. International Primate Protection League v. Institute for Behavioral Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Texas Department of Public Safety v. SchaejbeTexas Supreme Court · 1985

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3Cited by22 opinions

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