STATE v. WEASELBOY

No. 98-590.

989 P.2d 836 (1999)

1999 MT 274

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Melvin WEASELBOY, Jr., Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided November 16, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary E. Wilcox, Attorney at Law, Billings, Montana, for Appellant.

Hon. Joseph P. Mazurek, Attorney General; John Paulson, Assistant Attorney General; Helena, Montana, Dennis Paxinos, Yellowstone County Attorney; Billings, Montana, for Respondent.

Kevin Peterson, Yellowstone County Defenders Office, Billings, Montana, for Amicus.


Justice W. WILLIAM LEAPHART delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Melvin Weaselboy (Weaselboy) appeals from the judgment of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, denying his motion to suppress evidence.

¶ 2 We affirm.

¶ 3 We restate the issues as follows:

¶ 4 1. Whether Weaselboy preserved his objection to a dog's "free-sniff" of his car.

¶ 5 2. Whether the District Court erred in concluding...

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