Montana False Arrest Law

<h2> <center> United States of America v. Rogelio Rogelio Hernandez-Olivares </h2> </center>

Missoula, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry after removal. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Rogelio Hernandez-Olivares, 45, was in the United States illegally after having been removed once in 2009 and twice more in March and October of 2025... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Andrew Dwayne Johnson and Carrie Jeanine Johnson </h2> </center>

Great Falls, Montana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with wire fraud, and to two years for one count of aggravated identity theft. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Andrew Dwayne Johnson, 49, and Carrie Jeanine Johnson, 46, stole checks from their next-door neighbor ... More...

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United States of America v. Ryan David Schreder

Billings, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a false statement in the process of acquiring a firearm. The government began investigating Ryan David Schreder, 45, after repeatedly being told about his escalating behavior. On October 10, 2024, the Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office obtained and executed a search warrant for Schreder’s residence. Th... More...

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Ira A. Troyer v. Maryland Casualty Company, et al.

Missoula, Montana, insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> AI Overview<br> In Montana, an insurance company breaches the implied covenant of "good faith" by knowingly or recklessly failing to settle a claim or by acting with unfair or deceptive practices, such as misrepresenting policy provisions, unreasonably delaying a claim, o... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Leobardo Ricardo Torres-Torres </h1></h1>

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry.<br> <br> A Mexican man who was in the United States illegally was sentenced yesterday to a term of time-served and remanded to the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.<br> <br> Leobardo Ricardo Torres-Torres, 38, pleaded guilty in April 2025 to illegal reentry.<br> <br> The government... More...

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Virgal DRM, LLC v. Ressler Motor Company

Butte, Montana, intellectual property lawyers represented the parties in a trademark infringement dispute. <br> <br> Trademark infringement is the unauthorized use of a registered or unregistered trademark on goods or services that is likely to cause consumer confusion, deception, or mistake about the source of the goods. To prove infringement, a plaintiff must show they own a valid trademark, tha... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Raymond Marcellous Blair </h1></h1>

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering one count of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering <br> <br> A Great Falls man with prior felony convictions who lied about his income and his criminal history to obtain COVID funds was found guilty by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris yeste... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Raymond Marcellous Blair </h1></h1>

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering for fraudulent use of COVID funds <br> <br> A Great Falls man with prior felony convictions who lied about his income and his criminal history to obtain COVID funds was found guilty by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris yesterday, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.<br> <br> Follo... More...

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United States of America v. Francisco Alcocer-Sanchez

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with using or possessing fraudulent immigration docuemtns in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1546, which provides:<br> <br> he first paragraph of 18 U.S.C. § 1546(a) proscribes the forging, counterfeiting, altering or falsely making of certain immigration documents or their use, possession, or receipt. The second paragraph pr... More...

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United States of America v. Connan J. Kittson

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute meth.<br> <br> 21 U.S.C. 841 provides:<br> <br> (a) Unlawful actsExcept as authorized by this subchapter, it shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally—<br> (1) to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, or... More...

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United States of America v. David Michael Rosebud Mathison

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.<br> <br> 18 U.S.C. § 1343, the federal wire fraud statute, defines and criminalizes the use of interstate or foreign wire communications to execute a scheme intended to defraud someone of money or property. Essentially, it's a form of fraud that leverages electronic communication for deceptive purpos... More...

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United States of America v. Jussica Leigh Siegel

Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.<br> <br> 18 U.S.C. 1343 provides:<br> <br> Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits or causes to be transmitted by means of wire, radio, or televisi... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Glenn Gale Ware </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with threatening and vulgar phone calls to the FBI </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Hardin man sentenced to 2 years in prison for placing threatening phone calls</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Hardin man who made threatening ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Nathan Nicholas Johnson St. Goddard </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Browning attorney arraigned on sex abuse charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Browning attorney accused of sexual assault appeared today for arraignment, U.S. Att... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. David Victor Fast Horse </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking meth, possessing gun on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Billings man sentenced to 10 years in prison for trafficking meth, possessing gun on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation</h2></center></b></b... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Tristan Ashley Svejkovsky </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former nurse practitioner in Butte sentenced to five years in prison, ordered to pay more than $600,000 restitution for health care fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Olin Carl Herendeen </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking meth in Helena area </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Oregon man sentenced to more than seven years in prison for trafficking meth in Helena area </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A federal judge sentenced... More...

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John H. Yoder v. Hon. Michael McMahon, et al.

Helena, Montana personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on false arrest and other legal theories.<br> <br> Yoder commenced a civil action against the parties involved in his 2021 arrest, the prosecution, and his defense as well as the presiding judge in a criminal case.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> PROCEDURAL LAW. APPELLATE PROCEDURE. The case involves the dismissal of ... More...

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State of Montana v. Yanbin Bao

<h2><br> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking.<br> </h2><br> <br> The State charged Yanbin Bao (Bao), a foreign national and resident of South Carolina, with seven counts of felony sex trafficking under § 45-5-702(1), MCA, and one count of felony labor trafficking under § 45-5-703(1), MCA. Bao allegedly ran a prostitution operation ... More...

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State of Montana v. Matthew M. Mays

Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit burglary.<br> <br> <br> In 2009, Mays pleaded guilty in two separate cases, DC-09-60 (Conspiracy to Commit Burglary) and DC-07-419 (Robbery), in the Fourth Judicial District Court. For DC-09-60, the District Court sentenced him to the Department of Corrections (DOC) for a suspended five-year term ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Samuel James Collins </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with firing gun during Townsend gas station robbery </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> East Helena man sentenced to 10 years in prison for firing gun during Townsend gas station robbery</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Samuel J... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Loren Dean Raver </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute meth </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Meth trafficking sends Billings man to prison for 10 years</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The government alleged in court documents that in F... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Francisco Jose Nava </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal possession of firearm </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Billings felon sentenced to prison for illegal possession of firearm </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The defendant, Francisco Jose Nava, 31, pleade... More...

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United States of America v. Mickey James Buchholz

<font color="red"><h2><br> Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.<br> </font </color="red"></h2><br> <br> Violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343:<br> <br> Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Wendell Monroe Lefthand </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with large-scale meth trafficking ring on Crow Indian Reservation; assault of woman </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Lodge Grass man sentenced to 15 years in prison for role in large-scale meth trafficking ring on Crow Indian Reservation; ass... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Samuel Fear </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal possession of firearm.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> Billings felon sentenced to more than two years in prison for illegal possession of firearm </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> A Billings felon was sentenced to two ... More...

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<h1> STATE OF MONTANA v. WILLIAM G. ROSSBACH </h1>

On May 15, 2019, Officer Haynes saw Rossbach riding a bike that matched the <br> description of one that had been reported stolen and tried to stop him. Rossbach did not <br> stop for Officer Haynes, and Officer Haynes ran after him. The two ended up in a physical <br> altercation when Rossbach would not comply with Officer Haynes's orders, and these <br> charges resulted. <br> 3<br> ¶4 The Offic... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Elmer Richard Petersen </h1>

<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with meth trafficking.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> <br> A Wyoming man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in the Miles City area was sentenced today to 12 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovi... More...

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United States of America v. Simon Paul and Travis John Branson

Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act by unlawfully trafficking Bald and Golden Eagles.<br> <br> The government has acussed Simon Paul and Travis John Branson of hunting and killing bald eagles.<br> <br> The United States Attorney's office alleges the two men killed over 3,600 birds, among them an unspecified number of... More...

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United States of America v. Randy Coy James Holmes

Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with Assault with a Deadly Weapon on a Federal Law Enforcement Officer in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1), (b) as well as Discharge of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). <br> <br> In early November 2021, a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF”) Confi... More...

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United States of America v. Jesse Lee Hopkins

Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with cashing stolen checks at a bank and illegally possessing a gun during a standoff with law enforcement before his arrest.<br> <br> <br> Jesse Lee Hospkins, age 38, a transient, defrauded Stockman Bank by passing stolen and forged checks at branch offices to obtain money. Hopkins forged the signature of John Doe 1, a real ... More...

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Howard Mount, Jr. v. United States of America

Missoula, Montana personal Injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Federal Tort Claims Act Medical Malpractice theory.<br> <br> The claims made and defenses asserted by the parties relating to the death of Howard Mount, Sr. are not available.<br> <br> The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) is a federal law that waives the sovereign immunity of the United States and allows individua... More...

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Chester R. Bauer v. State of Montana

<br> ¶ 1 Chester R. Bauer (Bauer) appeals from the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief by the Seventeenth Judicial District Court, Blaine County. We reverse and remand for resentencing.<br> <br> ¶ 2 The sole issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred in concluding that Bauer was not entitled to resentencing on due process grounds.<br> <br> Factual and Proce... More...

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State of Montana v. Chester R. Bauer

<br> Defendant Chester Bauer appeals from his convictions in the District Court of the Second Judicial District, Silver Bow County, on charges of sexual intercourse without consent and aggravated assault. We affirm.<br> <br> On January 26, 1983, D.K. was forcibly raped at knife point in her Butte, Montana, home. The rapist, identified by D.K. as the defendant, Chester Bauer, had come to th... More...

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United States of America v. Ricci Lea Castellanos

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegally receiving approximately $126,000 in federal student aid through a scheme in which she enrolled others in courses at Great Falls College, Montana State University.<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"... More...

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United States of America v. Christopher Patrick Cruz

At first glance, there appears to be something odd about a<br> court of law in a diverse nation such as ours deciding whether<br> a specific individual is or is not "an Indian.”<br> 1<br> Yet, given the<br> long and complex relationship between the government of the<br> United States and the sovereign tribal nations within its borders, the criminal jurisdiction of the federal government of... More...

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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>         ¶ 2 We rephrase and addr... More...

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State of Montana v. Chester R. Bauer

<br> Defendant Chester Bauerappeals from his convictions in the District Court of the Second Judicial District, Silver Bow County, on charges of sexual intercourse without consent and aggravated assault. We affirm.<br> <br>         On January 26, 1983, D.K. was forcibly raped at knife point in her Butte, Montana, home. The rapist, identified by D.K. as the defendant, Cheste... More...

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State of Montana v. Chester Raymond Bauer

Deer Lodge, MT<br> <br> <br> ¶1 Pursuant to Section I, Paragraph 3(c), Montana Supreme Court Internal Operating Rules, this case is decided by memorandum opinion, shall not be cited and does not serve as precedent. Its case title, cause number, and disposition shall be included in this Court's quarterly list of noncitable cases published in the Pacific Reporter and Montana Reports.<br> <br>  �... More...

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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...

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