Legal Opinion
State v. Belgarde
Montana Supreme Court
Decided June 16, 1998No. 96-124PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
¶1 Defendant Myron Belgarde (Belgarde) appeals from the sentence and judgment of the Fifth Judicial District Court, Jefferson County, entered after a jury convicted him of driving while under the influence of alcohol, as well as from the District Court’s denial of both his motion to dismiss and motion to suppress. We affirm.
¶2 We restate the following issues on appeal:
¶3 1. Did the District Court err in denying Belgarde’s motion to dismiss for the State’s failure to preserve exculpatory evidence in the form of a videotape made at the time of his arrest?
¶4 2. Did the District Court err by…
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