State v. Darko

Full title: THE STATE OF MONTANA, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLANT, v. CRAIG JOHN DARKO…

Court: Supreme Court of Montana

Date published: Jun 20, 1980

612 P.2d 678 (Mont. 1980)

612 P.2d 678

Opinion

No. 80-21.

Submitted on Briefs May 29, 1980.

Decided June 20, 1980.

Appeal from the District Court of Cascade County. Eighth Judicial District. Hon. Joel G. Roth, Judge presiding.

Mike Greely, Atty. Gen., Helena, J. Fred Bourdeau, County Atty., Great Falls, for plaintiff and appellant.

Asselstine, Strause Anderson, Great Falls, for defendant and respondent.

MR. JUSTICE DALY delivered the opinion of the Court.

The District Court's order suppressing the evidence on the basis of State v. Jetty (1978), 176 Mont. 519, 579 P.2d 1228, 35 St.Rep. 739, is affirmed.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE HASWELL and JUSTICES HARRISON, SHEA and SHEEHY concur.