Legal Opinion
State v. Hammer
Montana Supreme Court
Decided July 25, 1988No. 87-435PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gulbrandson
Dennis Floyd Hammer (Hammer) appeals his conviction in Lake County District Court of felony assault and misdemeanor assault. We affirm.
On December 31, 1986, New Year’s Eve, Joseph Shanklin (Shanklin) of Poison, Montana, went to the Model Bar in Poison to celebrate the new year with some of his friends. Shanklin met Carol Hammer while at the bar. Carol Hammer related to Shanklin that she was having some problems with her “boyfriend” who had recently beaten her and that she was afraid she would be beaten again. Unknown to Shanklin at the time, Carol Hammer’s “boyfriend” was actually her common…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Welsh v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. HamiltonMontana Supreme Court · 1980
- People v. SmithCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- State v. EllingerMontana Supreme Court · 1986
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