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When is it ok to give a Miranda Warning?
Last week we went into when it is okay for an officer to not give a Miranda warning, which begs the question, what happens when a Miranda warning is possibly warranted but not given? The Fifth Amendment, U.S. Const. amend. V, and Mont. Const. art. II, 25 both provide...
Your Rights when Stopped by Police
Gas station faux legal advice – it is a thing and I don’t know how many times I have heard Joe Schmo in line “informing” the impatient crowd of their rights… or what about the endless legal advice floating through Flathead Facebook groups! I have touched upon this in...
Traffic Tickets and Habitual Offenders
It seems like we learned so many things in high school that have not been carried over in any sort of meaningful capacity later in life. Thank goodness for the in-depth analysis of Metamorphosis in junior year. I can now describe something as Kafkaesque and sound...
Prescriptive easements: easing your way into a right to use a road or trail
There has been quite the debate in our country of the right of the public to use certain portions of land. One company may have owned a parcel of property for a significant amount of time that snowmobilers used to access trails, that company may have sold the parcel...
Made Whole Doctrine
Let’s say the unthinkable happens and you are horribly injured in a motor vehicle accident. Thankfully, you are insured. You have dutifully been paying your insurance premiums for years. The time comes to discuss compensation for your loss; this could include medical...
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