State v. Madplume

2007 MT 11

STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

PRESTON A. MADPLUME, Defendant and Respondent.

No. 05-693

Supreme Court of Montana.

Submitted on Briefs: July 12, 2006

Decided: January 23, 2007

For Appellant: Hon. Mike McGrath, Montana Attorney General, John Paulson, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana Robert J. Long, Lake County Attorney, Polson, Montana.

For Respondent: Lane K. Bennett, Attorney at Law, Kalispell, Montana.

Justice PATRICIA O. COTTER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶1 On October 1, 2004, Preston A. Madplume (Madplume) was arrested and then detained at the Tribal…