Montana public records are governed by the Montana Public Records Act. Access court filings, arrest records, and jail rosters from counties across Big Sky Country.
Cascade County District Court. Russell James Offerdahl charged with selling mescaline in Gibson Park, Great Falls, Aug 14, 1970. Great Falls police received info from two informers; third informer volunteered to buy under surveillance but did not tell police who handed drugs/money. Montana Supreme Court held identity of vital material witness informer must be revealed unless information amended to protect double jeopardy.
Donald DuBray appealed homicide conviction; in 1997 Detective Cameron received info from a CI that DuBray committed homicide while in prison for rape. DuBray sought jury instruction on informant testimony (money/escape punishment/personal advantage) and disclosure of CI identity; district court refused; Montana Supreme Court found cautionary instruction given and no disclosure required since CI did not testify. Cites State v. Grimes (1999 MT 145) on jailhouse informants. (Statewide; informant principles applied in Montana courts.)
California Court of Appeal case (1988) involving a Sacramento County Sheriff's deputy search warrant based on a confidential informant who alleged defendants were dealing methamphetamine. Defendants moved to compel disclosure of the informant's identity and criminal history records.
Federal court order granting sanctions against the Government for untimely and/or undisclosed Giglio information in a D. Montana criminal case, including audio recordings of interviews with cooperating, informant, and confidential sources; trial continued to allow disclosure. Judge Brian Morris, Sept. 18, 2026.