State v. French

Justice Beth Baker delivered the Opinion of the Court.

***366¶ 1 Mark French appeals his conviction for speeding in violation of § 61-8-303(1)(b), MCA, following a trial de novo in the Twentieth Judicial District Court, Sanders County. We restate the dispositive issues as follows:

1. Did the District Court err when it did not dismiss the case for lack of particularized suspicion and for lack of corroborating evidence?

2. Does the State's comment to the jury that French already had been convicted of the charge in the Justice Court require reversal?

3. Did the District Court abuse its discretion…