No. 14478
I N T H E SUPREME COURT O F T H E S T A T E O F MONTANA
1979
T H E S T A T E O F MONTANA, UPON T H E R E L A T I O N
O F M I K E G R E E L Y , ATTORNEY GENERAL O F T H E
S T A T E O F MONTANA, AND ROBERT L . DESCHAMPS
111, COUNTY ATTORNEY O F M I S S O U L A COUNTY,
Relators,
-vs-
T H E D I S T R I C T COURT O F T H E FOURTH J U D I C I A L
D I S T R I C T , T H E HONORABLES E . GARDNER BROWNLEE,
AND J A C K L . GREEN, D I S T R I C T J U D G E S : T H E
D I S T R I C T COURT O F T H E E I G H T H J U D I C I A L D I S T R I C T ,
T H E HONORABLES TRUMAN BRADFORD, J O E L ROTH AND
W I L L I A M CODER, D I S T R I C T J U D G E S : AND T H E D I S T R I C T
COURT O F T H E T H I R T E E N T H J U D I C I A L D I S T R I C T , T H E
HONORABLES C. B. SANDE, ROBERT W I L S O N AND CHARLES
LUEDKE, D I S T R I C T J U D G E S ,
Respondents.
O R I G I N A L PROCEEDING :
For A p p e l l a n t s :
H o n . M i k e G r e e l y argued, A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l , H e l e n a , M o n t a n a
M i k e M c C a r t e r argued, A s s i s t a n t A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l , H e l e n a ,
Montana
For R e s p o n d e n t s :
Hon. E. G a r d n e r B r o w n l e e , M i s s o u l a , M o n t a n a
H o n . J a m e s B . W h e e l i s argued, M i s s o u l a , M o n t a n a
H o n . Jack L . G r e e n a r g u e d , M i s s o u l a , M o n t a n a
D e x t e r D e l a n e y argued, M i s s o u l a , M o n t a n a
H o n . H. W i l l i a m C o d e r a r g u e d , G r e a t F a l l s , M o n t a n a
H o n . J o e l G. R o t h , G r e a t F a l l s , M o n t a n a
H o n . C h a r l e s L u e d k e argued, B i l l i n g s , M o n t a n a
Hon. R o b e r t W i l s o n , B i l l i n g s , M o n t a n a
H o n . C . B . Sande, B i l l i n g s , M o n t a n a
Hon. N a t A l l e n , Roundup, M o n t a n a
For A m i c u s C u r i a e :
H o n . M. J a m e s S o r t e a r g u e d , W o l f P o i n t , M o n t a n a
E d C u m r n i n g s argued, M i s s o u l a , M o n t a n a
H o w a r d S t r a u s e argued, G r e a t F a l l s , M o n t a n a
C . W. L e a p h a r t , J r . a r g u e d , H e l e n a , M o n t a n a
G u s t a f s o n and K e i l , C o n r a d , M o n t a n a
S h e l t o n C . W i l l i a m s argued, M i s s o u l a , M o n t a n a
Submitted: November 28, 1978
Decided: JAN I ; i979
Filed: EAbl