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Montana Supreme Court criminal appeals — convictions upheld, reversed, and remanded. Data sourced directly from official court records.

48 criminal cases
26 upheld
11 reversed
9 pending

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48 cases

Upheld Assault-Partner/Family

Sebastian Nathaniel Belcourt

Originally tried at Cascade County District Court · CDC-22-27

DA 23-0586

Justice McKinnon

Montana Supreme Court
Pending DUI-Felony

Cleve Ermest Spang

Originally tried at Yellowstone County District Court · DC 2021-1506

DA 23-0733

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld Declaratory Judgment

Rodney Owen Skurdal

Originally tried at Yellowstone County District Court · DV-25-0853

DA 25-0724

Justice McKinnon

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld Sexual Abuse of Children

Michael Todd Smith

Originally tried at Teton County District Court · DDC-2017-10

DA 23-0488

Justice Shea

Montana Supreme Court
Reversed & Remanded Dangerous Drugs

Tyler Thomas Snyder

Originally tried at Cascade County District Court · DDC-22-0047

DA 23-0576

Justice Bidegaray

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld Dependent Neglect

S., J.

Originally tried at Butte-Silver Bow County District Court · DN-47-2022-11

DA 25-0531

Justice Gustafson

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld Sexual Intercourse without Consent

Grant Gage Laman

Originally tried at Lewis & Clark County District Court · DC-25-2023-81

DA 25-0034

Justice McKinnon

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld Sexual Assault

Dennis Steffens

Originally tried at Gallatin County District Court · DC-16-2022-0000047-IN

DA 25-0201

Justice Shea

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld Issuing Bad Checks

Karren Kay Schmiedeke

Originally tried at Flathead County District Court · DC-17-058C

DA 25-0211

Justice Gustafson

Montana Supreme Court
Reversed & Remanded Burglary

Cody Ann Caraveo

Originally tried at Cascade County District Court · ADC-22-363

DA 24-0667

Justice Bidegaray

Montana Supreme Court
Reversed & Remanded Assault on Peace Officer/Judicial Officer

Joshua William Myers Starks

Originally tried at Flathead County District Court · DC-23-324(B)

DA 24-0378

Justice Bidegaray

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld Stalking

Rick Dennis Strobel

Originally tried at Lewis & Clark County District Court · DC-19-172

DA 25-0135

Justice Bidegaray

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld Intimidation

Rick Dennis Strobel

Originally tried at Lewis & Clark County District Court · BDC 22-577

DA 23-0503

Justice Bidegaray

Montana Supreme Court
Pending Assault-Partner/Family

Serenity Alana Mann

Originally tried at Lewis & Clark County District Court · DDC 2021-552

DA 23-0380

Montana Supreme Court
Reversed & Remanded Reinstatement of Driver's License

Erik Joseph Kalafat

Originally tried at Cascade County District Court · DV-7-2024-0000087

DA 25-0395

Justice Rice

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld Robbery

Thomas Jerry Hill

Originally tried at Missoula County District Court · DC-21-613

DA 23-0641

Justice Baker

Montana Supreme Court
Reversed & Remanded DUI-Felony

Christopher Horn

Originally tried at Yellowstone County District Court · DC 20-1603

DA 23-0466

Justice Rice

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld Postconviction

David Wayne Hyslop

Originally tried at Cascade County District Court · CDV-15-41(B) & Underlying Criminal No. BDC-11-236

DA 24-0326

Justice Gustafson

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld Dependent Neglect

C., J.

Originally tried at Yellowstone County District Court · DN-23-219

DA 25-0604

Justice Gustafson

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld Dependent Neglect

C., J.

Originally tried at Yellowstone County District Court · DN 23-218

DA 25-0603

Justice Gustafson

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld Dependent Neglect

C., J.

Originally tried at Yellowstone County District Court · DN-23-217

DA 25-0601

Justice Gustafson

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld Dependent Neglect

C., J.

Originally tried at Yellowstone County District Court · DN-23-216

DA 25-0600

Justice Gustafson

Montana Supreme Court
Remanded DUI-Felony

Michael Ross Trombley

Originally tried at Lake County District Court · DC-23-2

DA 24-0012

Justice Baker

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld Sexual Assault

Kenneth Wesley Rowe

Originally tried at Yellowstone County District Court · DC 21-39

DA 24-0014

Justice Bidegaray

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld Commitment -Mental Illness

M., T. J.

Originally tried at Cascade County District Court · BDI-24-6

DA 24-0397

Justice Gustafson

Montana Supreme Court
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