HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-07-26 Correspondence - Montana Eighteenth Judicial District Gallatin County - 28th Anniversary Law Day Celebration MONTANA EIGOTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
GALLATIN COUNTY
ea Hon. John C.Brown Hon. Andy Brenner
Hon.Peter B.Ohman Hon.Rienne H.McEly
Department 3 Department 4
Department 1
Department 2
28th Anniversary Law Day Celebration
April 23, 2026 10:00 a.m. to Noon
Thursday p
MSU Strand Union Building, Ballroom A
ain hear oral argument in
supreme Court will once agcelebration.
On Thursday April 23, 2026, the Montana Sup as art of our Law Day
Ballroom A of the MSU Strand Union Building P of Montana will
argument concluded by 11:45 AM.
A faculty designee of the
Alexander Blew_._ e�l� School ofa Law at the University
provide an introduction of the case at 10:00 AM with oral g argument.
The Supreme Cour
t has designated Case No. DA 24-0386 , for oral R, Defendant and
Appellee, v. JAY STEVEN
OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and App flee, April 23, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. in the Strand
STATE ument is set for Thursday,
Appellant. Oral Arg of Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana,
Ballroom A, on the campus at 10:00 a.m.
Union Building, argument beginning
with an introduction to the oral arg
ed with accountability for delibe rate
homicide
home of William
Hubber, a bail bondsman,
was charg Jaeger entered
aggravated burglary m Hubber had posted bail and, while inside Harris's
a lar after he and his associate Nicholas ae charges.
ggr Harris in search of a man for whom convicted Hubber of both
home, Jaeger shot and killed Harris. A jury rues the trial court did not provide the
eal to the Montana Supreme Court, Hubber arc. his trial counsel did not object,
On app " 'ur instructions. How
or, review or conclude his trial
jury with the c requests that this sCourtJei her conduct a plain ues the District Court erred by
so Hubber requ e because the
co
unsel provided ineffective assistance.the for deliberate h ,homicide the District
denying his motions to dismiss th port the conviction. Finally'privilege under Montana
State offered insufficient evidence to sup that he had a bondsman's p ed him to submit
Court er
red when it refused to recognize and the trial court should have allow
law when he entered Harris's residence,
jury instructions on the subj'
s:llcourts.mt. ovlCoUr Su reme/Oral Argumentsl
Case information can be found at: i)tt Bar Association
nt ASMSU in collaboration with t Gallatin
tin Ceven attMSU's Inspiration
Following the oral argument,
will host the 28th Annual Law Day
luncheon and social networkingSupreme Court.
nd or of Norm Asbjornson Hall) with the Justices of the
Hall (2 Flo
Please RSVP for yourself and your guests at:
://www.zeff .com/en-US/ticketin /2026-law-da -a i-i1-23--2026 zef .com
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e kindly ask that lunch be paid in advane to helpbetter serve every
W y perperson.
The price of the lunch is$25.00 p
f the Eighteenth Judicial District Judges,we hope you will loin us.
On behalf o
Sincerely,
J C row nJ udgeCoutDis
2026 Law Day Chair