Legal Opinion

State v. BUSTLE

Montana Supreme Court

Decided April 6, 2010No. DA 09-0477Published

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rice

¶1 Mathew Scott Bustle (Bustle) appeals the order of the Sixteenth Judicial District Court imposing Justice Court costs as part of Bustle’s sentence. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

¶2 Did the District Court err by imposing Justice Court costs in its sentencing order?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 The criminal charges in this case arose out the events of April 14, 2008, when Bustle, who had been attending a house party in Jordan, Montana, was involved in the crash of what he terms an “Arctic Cat UTV.” As a result of this crash and Bustle’s actions thereafter, Bustle was…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. LenihanMontana Supreme Court · 1979
  2. City of Billings v. SmithMontana Supreme Court · 1997
  3. State v. StrongMontana Supreme Court · 2009
  4. State v. MoralesMontana Supreme Court · 1997

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