State v. Smith

Montana Supreme Court
State v. Smith, 202 Mont. 17 (Mont. 1983)
Gary, Langen, Review, Sullivan

State v. Smith

Dissenting Opinion

JUDGE LANGEN

DISSENTS: The sale of Dangerous Drugs is a serious crime. I would recommend 8 years with 4 years suspended.

We wish to thank Karan Dunnigan, of the Montana Defender Project, for her assistance to the Defendant and to this Court.

SENTENCE REVIEW DIVISION Leonard Langen, Chairman; Joseph Gary, Mark Sullivan

Opinion of the Court

DECISION

The application of the above-named defendant for a review of the sentence of 15 years with 10 years suspended plus conditions imposed on June 29,1982, was fully heard and after a careful consideration of the entire matter it is decided that:

The sentence shall be amended to 4 years.

This is the first felony offense and the new sentence given will bring it more in line with other sentences of a similar nature.

Reference

Full Case Name
STATE OF MONTANA v. ROSS LEE SMITH
Status
Published