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Mon Dieu! ‘Judge, those plants are mine!’ pot suspect back in court, this time speaking French

Michael Claude Urziceanu remained true to colorful form yesterday when he appeared in person, as requested, in Missoula County Justice Court.

Bonjour!” he greeted Missoula County Justice of the Peace Karen Orzech. “Ca va?”

And, immediately after inquiring how things were going, he asked – this time in English – “Where’s my attorney?”

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Pot plants prompt Missoula County courtroom kerfluffle

Court hearings – especially initial appearances – are usually pretty dry. Not so yesterday in Missoula County Justice Court, when a couple of accused marijuana growers got into a spat about the plants in question. As the Missoulian’s Jamie Kelly tells it:

Andrew Allestad scarcely got a word out in court Monday afternoon [...]