Legal Opinion
State v. McLees
Montana Supreme Court
Decided January 11, 2000No. 97-335PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hunt
¶ 1 Appellant Travis McLees, (Travis) appeals from the Order of the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District of the State of Montana, Madison County, denying his motion to suppress evidence and admitting evidence obtained in a search of Travis’s apartment. We reverse. ¶2 Did the District Court err in denying Travis’s motion to suppress evidence obtained when his grandfather consented to the warrantless search of Travis’s apartment?
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
¶3 On November 25, 1995, the Madison County Sheriff’s Department received reports of two burglaries and thefts. Chief Deputy Sheriff, Merlin…
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