MATTER OF S.L.M.

Nos. 96-576, 96-337, 96-220, 96-546 and 96-547.

951 P.2d 1365 (1997)

In the Matter of S.L.M., a Youth. In the Matter of S.T., a Youth. In the Matter of J.L.C., a Youth. In the Matter of J.A.T., a Youth. In the Matter of L.D., a Youth.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Submitted November 14, 1997.

Decided December 30, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel P. Buckley (argued), Berg, Lilly, Andriolo & Tollefsen, Bozeman, for Appellants (96-576).

D.E. Pomery (argued), Bozeman, for Appellants (96-337).

John Keith, Great Falls, for Appellants (96-220).

Roberta A. Drew, Yellowstone County Defender's Office, Billings, for Appellants (96-546 and -547).

Joseph P. Mazurek, Attorney General, Cregg W. Coughlin (argued), Helena, for Respondent.


LEAPHART, Justice.

The appellants in these five appeals challenge the Extended Jurisdiction Prosecution Act, §§ 41-5-1601 through -1607, MCA, (EJPA) as being unconstitutional under the equal protection, due process and double jeopardy clauses of the United States and Montana constitutions, as well as under Article II, Section 15 of the Montana Constitution. Although there are some factual differences in how each prosecution evolved as well as differences...

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