STATE v. CLEVELAND

DA 22-0724.

556 P.3d 945 (2024)

2024 MT 214

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Jay Le CLEVELAND, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided: September 24, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Chad Wright, Appellate Defender, Jeff N. Wilson, Assistant Appellate Defender, Helena, Montana.

For Appellee: Austin Knudsen, Montana Attorney General, Tammy K Plubell, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana, James Lapotka, Lake County Attorney, Polson, Montana.


¶1 Jay Le Cleveland appeals the Twentieth Judicial District Court's order denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained when a Polson police officer approached him for a welfare check and expanded the scope of the interaction into a drug investigation. Cleveland argues that the officer...

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