The Crime Report
JULY 28, 2022
A new study from the Council of State Governments Justice Center reveals that Native Americans in Montana are more likely to face prison time for certain felonies, spend more time incarcerated and have probation or conditional release revoked than white people, the Daily Montanan reports. days longer than their White counterparts.
JURIST
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Conviction under the act is a Class C felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison or a fine of up to $15,000.00. Additionally, in April, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed into law a bill banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors in the state.
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SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Gene Deveraux was sentenced to 100 years in Montana prison for multiple sexual felonies against his former wife and stepdaughter. On appeal to the Montana Supreme Court, Deveraux argued that his conviction should be reversed because the denial of his motion to remove the juror for cause was structural error. In Deveraux v.
The Crime Report
MAY 10, 2021
For example, in Montana, if an Indigenous person commits a felony specified in state law off-reservation, state agencies have jurisdiction. Jurisdiction among tribal, state and federal law enforcement entities varies depending on the severity and location of the crime and ethnicity of the victim and perpetrator.
The Crime Report
APRIL 19, 2022
Two decades later, Wilson’s felony record continues to block her lifelong dream of becoming a nurse in Texas—a state that denies licensure to people convicted of specific crimes, including drug offenses. Nobody told her that Petty would be working both sides of the bench in her case.
JonathanTurley
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
This includes the Montana case of Brice Harper, 24, who gunned down Dan Fredenberg, 40, in his garage. We have previously discussed Castle Doctrine laws or “make my day” laws, including other cases involving garage shootings or shootings off the property of the homeowner.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 23, 2022
Four states—Kansas, Utah, Idaho, and Montana—have eliminated the defense entirely and only an estimated one percent of all felony cases involve an insanity plea. However, the defense argued that this was not indifference but insanity. It is fairly rare to win a case on the grounds of an insanity defense.
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