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State v. Schwarz

Montana Supreme Court

Decided May 31, 2006No. 05-370PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leaphart

¶1 Kerry Ann Schwarz pled guilty in the Twentieth Judicial District Court to criminal possession of dangerous drugs, a felony in violation of § 45-9-102, MCA. The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the District Court correctly determined that law enforcement had legal authority to search Schwarz’s home after her thirteen-year-old daughter provided the officers permission to enter when Schwarz was not home?

¶2 We reverse.

BACKGROUND

¶3 On February 27,2004, Sanders County Deputy Sheriff Joe Brown enlisted the assistance of Thompson Falls City Police Officer Chris Nichols in arresting Jonathan…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Illinois v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. State v. McLeesMontana Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  5. Saavedra v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. MunsonMontana Supreme Court · 2007
  2. State v. EllisMontana Supreme Court · 2009
  3. People v. D.C.California Court of Appeal · 2010
  4. State v. T. LarsonMontana Supreme Court · 2022
  5. State v. EllisMontana Supreme Court · 2009

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