PREVIEW: City of Kalispell v. Salsgiver: Can a Default of Appearance Waive the Right to a Jury Trial for a "Serious" Misdemeanor?

Authors

Britton Fraser, Alexander Blewett III School of Law

Abstract

City of Kalispell v. Thomas Salsgiver asks the Court to decide whether the Montana Constitution’s waiver of the right to jury trial by default of appearance, when applied to a “serious” misdemeanor, violates the federal constitutional right to a jury trial.

Recommended Citation

Britton Fraser, Oral Argument Preview, City of Kalispell v. Salsgiver: Can a Default of Appearance Waive the Right to a Jury Trial for a "Serious" Misdemeanor?, 79 Mont. L. Rev. Online 88, https://scholarship.law.umt.edu/mlr_online/vol79/iss1/13/.