CITY OF MISSOULA v. PAFFHAUSEN

No. DA 11-0351.

289 P.3d 141 (2012)

2012 MT 265

CITY OF MISSOULA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Leigh E. PAFFHAUSEN, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided November 20, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: William E. McCarthy (argued), Worden Thane, P.C., Missoula, Montana.

For Appellee: Steve Bullock , Montana Attorney General, Matthew T. Cochenour (argued), Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana. Jim Nugent , Missoula City Attorney, Andrew Scott , Deputy City Attorney, Missoula, Montana.


Justice JAMES C. NELSON delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Leigh Paffhausen appeals an opinion and order of the District Court for the Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County, affirming a Municipal Court order that excluded Paffhausen's involuntary intoxication defense. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this Opinion.

¶ 2 Paffhausen raises two issues on appeal which we have restated as follows:

¶ 3 1...

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