Legal Opinion
Matter of Wood
Montana Supreme Court
Decided February 14, 1989No. 88-313PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hunt
Pursuant to § 41-5-206(3), MCA, the youth court of the Eleventh Judicial District, Flathead County, ordered the case of Keith Wayne Wood, a youth, transferred to District Court. The youth appeals the transfer, arguing that § 41-5-206(3), MCA, is unconstitutional, We affirm the District Court.
The following issues were raised on appeal.
1. Is § 41-5-206(3), MCA, unconstitutional because it:(a) denies a youth’s right to due process?(b) denies a youth’s right to equal protection?(c) violates the separation of powers doctrine of the Montana Constitution?
Keith Wayne Wood, a youth, was arrested on…
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