Montana Child Neglect Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. James “Jimmy” Has The Eagle, Jr. </h2> </center>
Great Falls, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in Indian Country. On July 17, 2024, Jane Doe 1 and James “Jimmy” Has The Eagle, Jr., 41, caught a ride to a residence in Lodgepole. Has The Eagle started getting angry at Jane Doe 1 and started beating on her in the vehicle. When they got close to the ... More...
$ (03-27-2026 - MT)United States of America v. Christopher Todd Boudreau
Billings, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted coercion and<br> enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity under 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b) and possession of child<br> pornography under 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B).<br> <br> Detective Travis Wafstet works in the Missoula County<br> Sheriff's Office and is also a member of the FBI's Child<br... More...
$0 (09-18-2025 - MT)United States of America v. Brandon Frank Stricker
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receiving child<br> pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2). ... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - MT)Claudia Riveron Verdecia v. T-T Contracting, LLC, et al.
Great Falls, Montana personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on an auto negligence wrongful death claim.<br> <br> <br> In Montana, a wrongful death lawsuit in a car accident case can be filed by the deceased's personal representative if the death was caused by another's negligence or wrongful act. This civil action seeks compensation for the surviving family members' losses, such as loss... More...
$1 (07-10-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Chantel Lee King </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with witness tampering and failure to report child abuse charges </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Hays woman appears on witness tampering and failure to report child abuse charges</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> A Hays woman accuse... More...
$0 (06-13-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v.Stevenson Metelus </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to coerce a minor for sexattempting to coerce minor for sex in Missoula </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Federal jury convicts Florida man of attempting to coerce minor for sex in Missoula undercover investigation </h2></center>... More...
$0 (02-12-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Todd Schannen Pearson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Receipt of child pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Receipt of child pornography sends Indiana man to prison for 10 years</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> An Indiana man who admitted to possessing child pornog... More...
$0 (01-23-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Marty Edward Plenty Hawk </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact of a child </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b></b> Lodge Grass man sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing child on Crow Indian Reservation</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></... More...
$0 (12-20-2024 - MT)United States of America v. Israel Gonzalez-Pacheco
<h2><br> Billings, Montana prohibited person in possession of a firearm criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> 18:922G PROHIBITED PERSON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM and CRIMINAL FORFEITURE.<br> <br> container in which there is a firearm.<br> <br> (g) It shall be unlawful for any person—<br> (1) who has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonme... More...
$0 (10-18-2024 - MT)Shawnal L. Johnson v. Malachi Johnson
<h2><br> Missoula, Montana divorce lawyers represented the parties in a marriage dissolution action.<br> <h2><br> <br> Shawna and Malachi Johnson, (Malachi), married in 2017 and have three children between the ages of one and six years old. Shawna also has a sixteen-year-old son, C.J., from a previous relationship. In August of 2022, Shawna and her children moved from Oregon to Huson, MT. Malachi ... More...
$0 (02-15-2024 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Joshua Allen Morgan </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted sex trafficking of minor girl, violation of a release condition </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Attempted sex trafficking of minor girl, violation of a release condition send Billings man to prison for more than 23 years </h... More...
$0 (08-29-2024 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Efren Zanabriga Zuniga </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing child pornography </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mexican citizen sentenced to 15 years in prison for producing child pornography</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Mexican citizen who lived part-time in Steve... More...
$0 (07-09-2024 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Windelyn Valdo Shoulderblade, Jr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to register as a sex offender </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Oklahoma sex offender sentenced to seven years in prison for failing to register in Montana</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Windelyn Valdo Should... More...
$0 (06-14-2024 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Windelyn Valdo Shoulderblade, Jr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to register as a sex offender </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Oklahoma sex offender sentenced to seven years in prison for failing to register in Montana</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The defendant, Windel... More...
$0 (06-12-2024 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Nicholas Geoffrey Combs </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distribution of child pornography </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Distribution of child pornography sends Missoula man to prison for more than 17 years</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Missoula man who admitted to t... More...
$0 (05-22-2024 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Edwin Ivan Don’tMix </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually abusing two girls.</font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b> <br> <br> Crow Agency man sentenced to more than five years in prison for sexually abusing two girls on the Crow Indian Reservation </h2></center><br> <br> A Crow Agency man con... More...
$0 (04-19-2024 - MT)United States of America v. Juvenvile Male
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, a juvenile, charged with non-consensual sex acts with a minor in Indian County.<br> <br> At the age of 13, S.E. engaged in non-consensual sexual acts with a 10-year-old child. This activity continued until S.E. was 15 and the victim was 12. S.E. and the victim were residents of the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana. In 2005, th... More...
$0 (06-27-2011 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Dean Alan Smith </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually abusing children .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b>Former Lame Deer pastor sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing children on Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation </h2></center<br> <br> A former Lame Deer pastor, who ... More...
$0 (04-13-2024 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Brandon Earl Bankston </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i>Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a scheme to obtain, sell child sexual abuse material.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b>Former U.S. Air Force member in Great Falls sentenced to 10 years in prison for scheme to obtain, sell child sexual abuse material </h3></center></i><br>... More...
$0 (03-13-2024 - MT)United States of America v. Daniel Jacob Werk
Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually abusing a minor girl on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation.<br> <br> Daniel Jacob Werk, 38, was accused of sexually abusing a minor in Indian Country.<br> <br> "Werk used his position with the Fort Belknap Grassland Restoration Project, which is intended to help at-risk Native youth, to recruit a minor g... More...
$0 (10-06-2023 - MT)United States of America v. Marshall Vincent Lucas
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercing a minor girl to engage in <br> sexual conduct with him and into producing sexually explicit images of herself after providing the girl with a laptop.<br> <br> The government alleged in court documents that in September 2021, Marshall Vincent Lucas, age 42, of Billings, provided the victim, Jane Doe 1, who is... More...
$0 (09-08-2023 - MT)United States of America v. Heather Dawn Smith, a/k/a Heather Dawn Yellow Owl
Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with second-degree murder on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.<br> <br> Heather Dawn Smith, aka Heather Dawn Yellow Owl, 32, appeared for arraignment on a superseding information charging her with second degree murder and pleaded guilty to the crime.<br> <br> Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. The court wi... More...
$0 (05-31-2023 - MT)United States of America v. Clay Bad Hawk
Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with domestic assault and battery with strangulation. <br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Great_Falls_MT_FED.png" alt="Federal Courthouse - Great Falls, Montana"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Great Falls, Montana<br> <P><br> <a font="re... More...
$0 (02-21-2023 - MT)United States of America v. Tyrel Grant Huseby
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of child pron.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/montana/news/billings/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Billings</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> </center><br> The government alleged in court documents and statements in court that in ... More...
$0 (01-19-2023 - MT)Daniel B. Crosby v. State of Montana
<br> ¶ 1 Appellant Daniel B. Crosby (Crosby) appeals from the denial of his petition for postconviction relief following his conviction in 1996 for sexual intercourse without consent. Crosby premised his petition in part on the fact that the victim, Crosby's daughter, recanted her testimony nine years later. We reverse and remand.<br> <br> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ¶ 2 We rephrase and addr... More...
$0 (07-11-2006 - MT)Valerie L. Calf Boss Ribs v. Daniel J. Cornelius
Cut Bank, Montana, family law lawyers represented the parties seeking custody on a child of the relationship between the parties.<br> <br> <br> ¶4 In October 2020, Father picked up L.D.C. from Mother in Browning. He did not return the child for Mother's next scheduled parenting time, however, and instead made multiple failed attempts to get Mother to submit to mediation. In February 2021, Mother ... More...
$0 (08-16-2022 - MT)United States of America v. Shelby Loves Him
Great Falls, Montana criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with Assaulting a Toddler <br> <br> Shelby Loves Him, 23, from the Peck Indian reservation, pleaded guilty in May to an indictment charging her with assault resulting in serious bodily injury and felony child abuse.<br> <br> The government alleged in court documents that Loves Him had been caring for the victim, a toddler, identifi... More...
$0 (09-09-2022 - MT)United States of America v. Jayson Gayo
Billings, Montana criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with possessing child pornography after Facebook submitted tips about the possible transmission of the material on its system to authorities, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.<br> <br> Jayson Gayo, 27, of Harlowton, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography as charged in an indictment. Gayo faces a maximum of 20 years in... More...
$0 (08-05-2022 - MT)United States of America v. Jeffrey Brandon Zabolotney
Missoula, Montana criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with receipt of child pornography.<br> <br> In November 2020, the Ravalli County Sheriff's Office (RCSO) received a report that Jeffrey Brandon Zabolotney, 35, was accessing child pornography online and that he possessed child pornography on a digital storage device. After obtaining a search warrant for the defendant's residence,... More...
$0 (07-27-2022 - MT)United States of America v. Taurean Jerome Weber
Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with with transporting, distributing and receiving child pornography using the internet and social media.<br> <br> Taurean Jerome Weber, 39, formerly of Missoula and currently of Littleton, Colorado, with four counts of transportation of child pornography, three counts of distribution and one count of receipt of child pornogr... More...
$0 (07-14-2022 - MT)IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: JUSTIN KEEGAN and SHAUNA KEEGAN
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Helena, Montana - Divorce lawyer represented defendant with appealing the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Decree of Dissolution. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> <br> Shauna and Justin Keegan (Justin) were married in 2014 and have two children <br> together. Justin filed to dissolve the marriage on September 4, 2019. J... More...
$0 (07-04-2022 - MT)STATE OF MONTANA v. CHESTER RAYMOND BAUER
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Helena, Montana - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with appealing the offense of Count I: Incest, a felony charge. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> <center><font color="red"><h2>Child Sexual Predator </h2></font></center><br> <br> In 1983, Bauer was convicted of two felonies, sexual intercourse without consent <br> ... More...
$0 (07-04-2022 - MT)IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: JENNIFER L. RUSSUM and MATTHEW S. WENDT
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Helena, Montana - Divorce lawyer represented Petitioner and Appellant with appealing the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order (Order) in a parenting plan. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> <br> Russum and Matthew Wendt (Wendt) were married in 2004 and divorced in 2010. <br> During their marriage, they had one child, H.... More...
$0 (07-04-2022 - MT)PHYLISS HAMMERMEISTER V WALTER HAMMERMEISTER
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Helena, MT – Divorce lawyer represented respondent in seeking a contempt charge. </h3></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> In seeking reversal the district court's decision not to<br> hold Phyliss in contempt, Walter has first argued that<br> this Court should reverse the district court and remand<br> the matter to it for a ... More...
$0 (04-28-2022 - MT)MARY LSU HALL v. ARNOLD A. HALL
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Helena, MT – Divorce lawyer represented Respondent with e arguing that the Court abused its discretion. </h3></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> The most appropriate statement of facts is that prepared <br> by Judge Thomas. Certain facts bear emphasis, however: <br> 1. That Arnold Hall has been the sole provider and <br> cu... More...
$0 (04-28-2022 - MT)CAROLYN W. BEST -Y~ WILLIAM BEST
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Helena, MT – Divorce lawyer represented Respondent with arguing that the Court erred in setting aside the Property Settlement Agreement. </h3></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> <br> In June, 1978, DR. WILLIAM BEST and CAROLYN W. REST consulted MILTON DATSOPOULOS, a Missoula attorney, and dictated to <br> him an agreement ... More...
$0 (04-27-2022 - MT)IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF TERESA JOHNSON and LEO JOHKSON
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Helena, MT – Divorce lawyer represented Petitioner with petitioning for a legal separation. </h3></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> The parties entered into a written <br> Stipulation for Temporary Custody and Support which <br> was incorporated in an Order of the District Court <br> dated December 17, 7984. 1 9, 1985, th... More...
$0 (04-27-2022 - MT)Jane Doe v. State of Montana
Great Falls, Montana personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant for failing to investigate allegation of child abuse before the child suffered brain damage that caused blindness, development delays and seizures.<br> <br> The girls Father and girlfriend, Alicia Jo Hector were responsible for the injuries suffered by the child, who is now 13-years-old. <br> <br> ... More...
$0 (11-24-2021 - MT)STATE OF MONTANA v. WESLEY SMITH
<center><h2><font color="red">Helena, Montana - Criminal defense attorney represented Wesley John Smith with one count of Sexual Abuse of Children charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> ¶2 We restate the issues on appeal as follows: <br> 1. Did the District Court misinterpret M. R. Evid. 801(d)(1) and abuse its discretion <br> by admitting the victim's taped forensic interview as a prio... More...
$0 (06-25-2021 - MT)STATE OF MONTANA, v. CHARLES CLIFFORD HAMLIN
<center><h2><font color="red"> Missoula, Montana - Criminal defense attorney represented Charles Clifford Hamlin with two counts of violation of an order of protection charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On December 1, 2017, S.R., Hamlin's ex-girlfriend and mother of their child, <br> obtained a temporary order of protection (TOP) from the District Court, requiring Hamlin<br> to remai... More...
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