Legal Opinion

City of Billings Ex Rel. Friedt v. Billings Municipal Court

Montana Supreme Court

Decided May 13, 2008No. OP 08-0181PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*387OPINION AND ORDER

¶1 On April 9, 2008, counsel for relator Christina E. Friedt filed an Application for Writ of Supervisory Control and To Stay Lower Court Proceedings. She alleged that the Billings Municipal Court had made a mistake of law causing a gross injustice in ordering Friedt’s guilty pleas and sentence withdrawn, and that allowing the Municipal Court proceedings to continue would be fundamentally unfair and prejudicial. On April 16, we stayed the Municipal Court proceedings pending further order from this Court. We also ordered the Office of the Billings City Attorney, and permitted…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Torres v. Montana Eighth Judicial District CourtMontana Supreme Court · 1994
  2. State v. EvertMontana Supreme Court · 2004
  3. State v. HirtMontana Supreme Court · 2005

3Cited by2 opinions

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