STATE v. SHAFFER

No. 87-018.

738 P.2d 491 (1987)

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Donald L. SHAFFER, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided June 17, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Greely, Atty. Gen., Joe R. Roberts, Asst. Atty. Gen., Helena, Susan Loehn, Lincoln Co. Atty., Libby, for plaintiff and respondent.

Donald L. Shaffer, Libby, pro se.


GULBRANDSON, Justice.

Donald L. Shaffer, the defendant, appeals his conviction in Lincoln County District Court for driving under the influence of alcohol. The issue presented to this Court is whether the District Court erred in allowing evidence and argument on the contents of anonymous phone calls. We affirm.

On February 13, 1986, at 12:01 a.m., the police station in Eureka, Montana, received a phone call from an anonymous adult woman reporting that a blue...

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