State v. Trombley

Summary

The court held that Montana's bail-jumping statute is not unconstitutionally vague as applied to Trombley or facially. The statute provided fair notice and minimal enforcement guidelines because Trombley knowingly failed to appear after being ordered to do so, and the requirement that he act purposely mitigated vagueness concerns. The court also held that the State's charging documents sufficiently established probable cause without alleging facts negating every possible lawful excuse, and it affirmed the denial of Trombley's motion to dismiss.