Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

246 Mont. 19

State v. Murphy

Montana Supreme Court

Decided April 23, 1990

Montana Supreme Court · decided 1990-04-23

Decided 1990-04-23

¶1On June 11,1985, the Defendant was sentenced to Count I, Burglary, ten (10 years; Count II, Theft, ten (10 years; said sentences are to run consecutively; 84 days creditfortime served plus any additional time served after sentencing; dangerous offender.

¶2On March 8, 1990, the Defendants application for review of that sentence was heard by the Sentence Review Division of the Montana Supreme Court, and a decision was rendered.

¶3On April 23,1990, the March 8,1990 decision was reconsidered by the Sentence Review Board based upon an error of the law.

¶4After careful consideration, it is the decision of the Sentence Review Division that the original sentence imposed on June 11, 1985, shall be affirmed.

¶5The reason for the amendment is based upon an error of law. At the time of the March 8th hearing, Judge Erickson and Judge McLean both agreed that twenty (20 years was an appropriate sentence, but they merely disagreed with the merger of the sentences.

/246/mont/19 · .json · Public domain