Montana Law from a Montana Lawyer
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 …
Kalispell City Attorney Attacks Public Defender Office Read MoreFor years, the Montana Supreme Court held that field sobriety exercises performed in a DUI investigation were not a “search” subject to protection under the Fourth Amendment, United States Constitution …
Field Sobriety Exercises and the Fourth Amendment Read MoreMuch of police contact with the public is initiated by 911 calls. Dispatch will receive a complaint from the public; dispatch will relay the nature of the complaint to police; …
Informants Must Be Reliable To Be Used By Police Read More