STATE v. GOETZ

Nos. 05-676, 05-539.

191 P.3d 489 (2008)

2008 MT 296

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Michael Thaddeus GOETZ, Defendant and Appellant. State of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Joseph Patrick Hamper, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided August 20, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellants: Peter B. Ohman (argued), Gallatin County Public Defender's Office, Bozeman, Montana, Brian K. Gallik (argued), Goetz, Gallik & Baldwin, P.C., Bozeman, Montana.

For Respondent: Hon. Mike McGrath, Attorney General; Jim Wheelis and Mark Mattioli (argued), Assistant Attorneys General, Helena, Montana, Marty Lambert, County Attorney; Todd Whipple, Deputy County Attorney, Bozeman, Montana.


Chief Justice KARLA M. GRAY delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Michael Thaddeus Goetz (Goetz) and Joseph Patrick Hamper (Hamper) (collectively, the Defendants) appeal from the judgments entered by the Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Gallatin County, on their respective convictions for felony criminal distribution of dangerous drugs. Specifically, the Defendants challenge the District Court's denial of their motions to suppress evidence. We reverse and...

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