Legal Opinion

State v. S. Hoover

Montana Supreme Court

Decided September 21, 2017No. DA 15-0703PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sandefur

¶1 Steven Todd Hoover (Hoover) appeals the order of the Montana Eleventh Judicial District Court, Flathead County, affirming the Flathead County Justice Court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained subsequent to an investigative law enforcement stop. We reverse.

Did the Justice Court erroneously deny Hoover’s motion to suppress evidence?

BACKGROUND

¶2 Sometime before midnight on August 2, 2013, Defendant Hoover, accompanied by an adult female acquaintance, drove his Ford pickup truck into a private mini-storage complex (AAA Mini-Storage) located just off Highway 2 East on the…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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  3. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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