Published opinions from 1996. The case name opens the case page.
December 17, 1996280 Mont. 268
The court affirmed the denial of Ellenburg’s petition to reinstate his driver’s license, holding that he refused the breath test offered under Montana’s implied-consent law. The officer’s explanation that Ellenburg could independently obtain a blood test did not misinform him or convert his refusal into a conditional…
August 27, 1996277 Mont. 514
The Montana Supreme Court granted Torres' petition for post‑conviction relief, holding that the Sentence Review Division lacked jurisdiction to add a parole‑ineligibility restriction because its own Rule 17 permits increase only when a sentence is clearly inadequate or excessive.
The Montana Supreme Court affirmed summary judgment requiring Joe Lee to surrender possession of an agricultural ranch because his lease had expired and the estate had expressly demanded possession.
April 9, 1996276 Mont. 84
The Court affirmed summary judgment for the estate on its unlawful-detainer claim, holding that the tenant unlawfully remained in possession after the lease expired and the estate demanded possession.
The court affirmed the dissolution judgment, holding that the district court's custody findings were supported by substantial, credible evidence, its child-support award was not an abuse of discretion, and the appellant failed to establish an equal-protection or due-process violation.