Montana Supreme Court

State v. T. Matthews

June 24, 20252025 MT 129

Summary

The Montana Supreme Court affirmed the Justice Court’s factual findings that Officer Richter’s observations created particularized suspicion justifying the investigative stop, and it remanded to correct a clerical error in the written judgment to reflect the $600 fine orally pronounced. The Court applied a clear‑error standard to the factual findings and a de novo review to the sentencing correction.