State v. Kempin

¶1 Following Defendant Joachim Kempin’s failure to appear before the Justice Court in Powder River County, Montana, the appearance bonds he had posted on seven charges alleging violations of Montana fish and game laws were forfeited by the Justice Court. The covert also suspended Kempin’s hunting, fishing and trapping privileges for ten years. Kempin appealed to the Sixteenth Judicial District Court, which dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶2 Alerted by a concerned neighbor, State game wardens investigated alleged hunting violations at a…