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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 Bail Jumping

Michael Ross Trombley

Originally tried at Lake County District Court · DC-23-65

DA 24-0013

Justice McKinnon

Montana Supreme Court
Reversed & Remanded DUI-Felony

Christopher Sanchez

Originally tried at Jefferson County District Court · DC-19-25

DA 24-0111

Justice Gustafson

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld DUI-Felony

Neil Dennis Cole

Originally tried at Missoula County District Court · DC-20-349

DA 23-0305

Justice Shea

Montana Supreme Court
Pending DUI-Felony

Andrew David Larson

Originally tried at Ravalli County District Court · DC 22-61

DA 23-0618

Montana Supreme Court
Remanded Dangerous Drugs

Sancha Marie Valenzuela

Originally tried at Cascade County District Court · ADC-22-135

DA 24-0367

Justice Baker

Montana Supreme Court
Reversed & Remanded Dangerous Drugs

Alejandro Flores-Reyes

Originally tried at Missoula County District Court · DC-22-375

DA 23-0730

Justice Bidegaray

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld Sexual Abuse of Children

Amanda Sharyce Walton

Originally tried at Dawson County District Court · DC-2022-024

DA 23-0449

Justice Shea

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld Assault-Partner/Family

Justin Casey Stinger

Originally tried at Missoula County District Court · DC-32-2022-406

DA 24-0663

Justice Gustafson

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld Postconviction

Kevin Anthony Briggs

Originally tried at Gallatin County District Court · DV-20-558B

DA 25-0323

Justice Bidegaray

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld Dangerous Drugs

Jessie James Standifur

Originally tried at Broadwater County District Court · BDC-23-21

DA 23-0645

Justice Bidegaray

Montana Supreme Court
Reversed & Remanded Sexual Intercourse without Consent

Kevin Wesley Sandberg

Originally tried at Missoula County District Court · DC-21-531

DA 23-0346

Justice Gustafson

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld Assault-Partner/Family

Christopher Paul Roope

Originally tried at Lewis & Clark County District Court · ADC 2023-490

DA 25-0012

Justice Rice

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld Dangerous Drugs

Felicia Marie Hinkle

Originally tried at Cascade County District Court · BDC-22-242

DA 24-0206

Justice Rice

Montana Supreme Court
Upheld Dangerous Drugs

Richard James Haacke

Originally tried at Ravalli County District Court · DC 22-132

DA 23-0324

Justice Rice

Montana Supreme Court
Pending Sexual Abuse of Children

Ronald William Kulczyk

Originally tried at Valley County District Court · DC-2022-027

DA 25-0099

Montana Supreme Court
Reversed & Remanded Homicide-Deliberate

Brian David Laird

Originally tried at Big Horn County District Court · DC 14-68

DA 16-0473

Justice McKinnon

Montana Supreme Court
Pending Sexual Intercourse without Consent

Nathaniel J. Lake

Originally tried at Missoula County District Court · DC 15-605

DA 17-0348

Montana Supreme Court
Pending DUI-Felony

Mark Alan Mendoza

Originally tried at Lake County District Court · DC 19-16

DA 19-0587

Montana Supreme Court
Reversed & Remanded Homicide-Deliberate

Danielle Wood

Originally tried at Sanders County District Court · DC 19-7

DA 21-0260

Justice Sandefur

Montana Supreme Court
Pending Homicide-Deliberate

Andrew John Smith

Originally tried at Petroleum County District Court · DC-21-2

DA 22-0484

Montana Supreme Court
Reversed Commitment -Mental Illness

W., T.

Originally tried at Lincoln County District Court · DI-22-2

DA 22-0645

Justice Bidegaray

Montana Supreme Court
Pending Sexual Intercourse without Consent

Robert Dan French

Originally tried at Cascade County District Court · BDC-19-280

DA 23-0528

Montana Supreme Court
Pending Homicide-Negligent

Jay Steven Hubber

Originally tried at Butte-Silver Bow County District Court · DC-22-12

DA 24-0386

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