State v. Kelly

Jan 6, 1984
No. 6353
Reporters:
Before:
Gary

Lead Opinion

DECISION

The application of the above-named defendant for a review of the sentence of 10 years ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‍on each of 5 counts of Burglary; all to run concurrently; DANGEROUS; imposed on June 30, 1983 was fully heard and after a careful consideration of the entire matter it is decided ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‍that: the sentence shall be amended to 10 years on each of the 5 counts of Burglary; the sentences shall be served concurrently; and the Defendant shall be designated as NON-DANGEROUS for ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‍purposes of parole eligibility.

This Board finds that designating the Defendant as DANGEROUS does not comply with Mont. Code Ann. Section 46-18-404, Subsection (l)(a) and (b), and it is improper to consider charges ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‍that did not result in a conviction.





Dissenting Opinion

HON. MARK B. SULLIVAN

DISSENTS: He would affirm the original sentence imposed.

We wish to thank Martin Jacobson of the Montana Defender Project for his assistance to ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‍the Defendant and to this Court.

SENTENCE REVIEW DIVISION Joseph B. Gary, Mark P. Sullivan, John S. Henson