STATE v. BROKEN ROPE

No. 96-054.

925 P.2d 1157 (1996)

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Joseph BROKEN ROPE, Jr., Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided October 18, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John I. Petak, III, Deputy Yellowstone County Public Defender, Billings, for Defendant and Appellant.

Joseph P. Mazurek, Attorney General, Carol Schmidt, Asst. Attorney General, Helena, Dennis Paxinos, Yellowstone County Attorney, Daniel L. Schwarz, Deputy Yellowstone County Attorney, Billings, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


GRAY, Justice.

Joseph Broken Rope, Jr. (Broken Rope) appeals from the judgment entered by the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, on his guilty pleas to charges of carrying a concealed weapon, criminal possession of dangerous drugs and criminal possession of drug paraphernalia, having reserved the right to appeal the court's denial of his motion to suppress. We reverse and remand.

The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the District...

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