Legal Opinion
State v. Thomas
Montana Supreme Court
Decided June 10, 2008No. DA 07-0335PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Morris
¶1 Michelle Thomas (Thomas) appeals from an order of the Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County, denying her motion to suppress. We affirm.
¶2 Thomas presents the following issue for review:
¶3 Whether the District Court properly determined that particularized suspicion supported the investigatory stop that led to the State’s discovery of evidence against Thomas.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
¶4 Missoula County Deputy Sheriff Patrick Turner (Officer Turner) had been serving civil papers in Missoula, Montana, on August 29, 2005, when he observed a woman sitting in a parked truck. Officer…
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