Legal Opinion

Sweeney v. Mont. Third Judicial Dist. Court

Montana Supreme Court

Decided April 24, 2018No. OP 17-0677PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Chief Justice Mike McGrath delivered the Opinion and Order of the Court.

**225¶ 1 Petitioner seeks a writ of supervisory control concerning the Third Judicial District Court's order granting the State's motion in limine that compels Shannon Sweeney (Sweeney), an attorney, to testify against her client, Dakota James McClanahan (McClanahan), on a bail jumping charge.

¶ 2 We restate the issue as follows:

Whether the District Court erred when it denied the motion to quash a subpoena compelling an attorney to testify regard ing communications she may have had with her client.

*189PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Dunphy v. Anaconda CompanyMontana Supreme Court · 1968
  2. United States v. Charles P. BourassaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
  3. United States v. Dennis Richard HallCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
  4. Giacomelli v. Scottsdale InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 2009
  5. Austin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  4. Cromwell v. Schaefer (In re A.J.C.)Montana Supreme Court · 2018
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