Kalispell City Attorney Attacks Public Defender Office
One of the City of Kalispell attorneys, Richard (Rich) Hickel, recently wrote a letter to the Task Force overseeing the Office of State Public Defender (OPD) in Montana wherein he …
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One of the City of Kalispell attorneys, Richard (Rich) Hickel, recently wrote a letter to the Task Force overseeing the Office of State Public Defender (OPD) in Montana wherein he …
Read MoreIn Montana and United States Constitutions, warrantless searches and seizures are per se invalid. However, there are several exceptions to this rule. The recognized exceptions to a warrantless search and …
Read MoreThe Montana Supreme Court has held in numerous cases that the Montana Constitution provides greater protection than the United States Constitution. However, there is an anomaly of cases that rule …
Read MoreMany, if not most, people (regardless of their profession and occupation) feel they have little power to change laws respecting the expansion of individual liberty and rights. Our laws are …
Read Moreby Tim Baldwin In state and federal jurisdictions, police cannot investigate supposed or perceived criminal activities without reasonable suspicion or cause. If police violate this rule of law and arrest …
Read Moreby Tim Baldwin I recently joined the notable criminal defense law firm of Quatman & Quatman, PC in Whitefish, Montana. This is a tremendous and unique association of attorneys. Let …
Read MoreSex sting operations by police are becoming common today, in all states. The agency that is most responsible for sex sting operations is known the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) …
Read MoreI am happy to announce that the Montana Office of Public Defender hired me as an assistant public defender in Region One. I am thrilled and honored to hold this …
Read MoreThe Second Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the people’s right to keep and bear arms. The issue of firearm possession and use was not highly regulated and litigated …
Read MoreAs an introduction to my thoughts on Lavoy Finnicum’s killing in Burns, Oregon, consider my article published in the Flathead Beacon‘s Two For Thought weekly Opinion section: The FBI and Oregon police killed …
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