On February 11, 1988, the Defendant was sentenced to Count I, ten (10) years for Felony Assault; Count II, forty (40) years for Mitigated Deliberate Homicide. Counts I and H shall be served concurrently to each other. The Defendant knowingly use a dangerous weapon and is sentenced to a term of ten (10) years. This sentence shall be served consecutively with the terms imposed for Count I and Count II. The additional ten (10) year sentence shall run concurrently on each Count, however. It was further ordered that the defendant is designated a Persistent Felony Offender, and the consecutive sentence imposed for use of a dangerous weapon is sufficient to also apply to the Persistent Felony Offender statute in Section 46-18-502, MCA. The Defendant is given credit for 252 days time served and is designated as a Dangerous Offender.

On July 23, 1992, the Defendant’s application for review of that sentence was considered by the Sentence Review Division of the Montana Supreme Court. On October 23, 1992, the matter was again reviewed.

The Defendant was present and was represented by William Hritsco, Legal Intern from the Montana Defender Project. The state was not represented.

Before hearing the application, the Defendant was advised that the Sentence Review Division has the authority to increase the sentence, to leave it as it is, or reduce it. In the event that there is a possibility of increasing the sentence, the proceedings will be stayed, an attorney will be appointed, and the matter will be rescheduled for hearing at a later date.

The defendant explained to the Board that all his legal papers were confiscated after the riot, and requested a second continuance.

The motion was granted, there will be a continuance for good cause shown, and the matter shall be rescheduled for the next Sentence Review Hearing.

The Sentence Review Board wishes to thank William Hritsco, Legal Intern from the Montana Defender Project for his assistance to the defendant and to this Court.