Fight ‘Em ‘Til We Can’t
“ 'Fight ‘Em ‘Til We Can’t' is a blog about Montana criminal defense practice and law. Its creators hope it will become a useful resource for the Montana criminal defense bar by offering news and analysis of recent crimlaw decisions from around the state, as well as discussion of crimlaw decisions and trends from around the country."
Author: Public defenders, contract attorneys and other defense practioners in Montana post here anonymously.
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Recent Posts from Fight ‘Em ‘Til We Can’t
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Woman finds ‘Goldilocks’ snoring in her son’s bed
Judge Susan Watters set bail at $5,000 after rejecting a request that he be released without bail. Public defender Richard Phillips, who made the request, said Mullins had been receiving mental-health counseling. @.
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Bail set for youth held in Huntley arson
Sampson argued that the high bond sought by prosecutors was “disproportionate” to the allegations and “simply more fuel to the emotional fire.” She asked the judge to consider releasing Victoria to the custody of his…
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Montana mom kept dead son in car trunk
The body of a toddler found in the trunk of his mother’s car may have been there for months as she drove around town, evaded questions about him and was even arrested, police said. @
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The 6th Amendment Right to Counsel
Picking up on my offhand comment in the last post that the SCOTUS recently said the right to counsel begins at initial appearance: The decision came down in June in Rothgery v. Gillespie County. I…
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Problems in courts of limited jurisdiction
Today's Billings Gazette features a front-page exposé of the problems in Stillwater County Justice Court. It seems the justice of the peace has regularly held one-on-one arraignments at the county jail for maybe 20 years.…
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Conflict of interest?
Is it a conflict of interest for the Regional Deputy Public Defender in a region to be the son of one of the few District Court judges in that region? The Cascade County Attorney is…
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Local Loco Cop
The Billings media is all abuzz about a nearby small town cop who arrested someone for misdemeanor DUI and negligent endangerment after the cop shot at the guy through the windshield of his own patrol…
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It could always get worse
Almost anyone involved with the Office of the State Public Defender in Montana can tell you: This first 18 months has been a little rocky. There's not enough money and that means there's not enough…
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We need more guns?
A young man in Evergreen, MT (near Kalispell) is being charged with negligent homicide after a 19-month old girl he was supposed to be watching allegedly picked up the loaded pistol he had beside him…
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Trail rapist resentenced to life
Stearns was represented in court by public defender Carl Jensen, who tried to persuade McKittrick not to impose a life sentence because Stearns is appealing his Ravalli County conviction to the Montana Supreme Court. ⇒