State v. Bay
State v. Bay
Opinion of the Court
On March 11, 1997, it was the judgment of the Court, with respect to Count I - Criminal Possession with Intent to Sell, a felony and Count II - Criminal Possession with Intent to Sell, a felony that the defendant Kirk Wayne Bay is hereby sentenced, for each such count, to a term of twenty (20) years in the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge, Montana. That, however, ten (10) years of defendant’s sentence for each such count, Count I and II, is hereby suspended on the terms and conditions of probation set forth in the March 11,1997 judgment. It is the judgment of the court, with respect to Count III - Use or Possession of Property Subject to Criminal Forfeiture, a felony, that the defendant Kirk Wayne Bay is sentenced to a term of ten (10) years in the
On October 16, 1997, the defendant’s application for review of that sentence was heard by the Sentence Review Division of the Montana Supreme Court.
The defendant was present and proceeded Pro Se. The state was not represented.
Before hearing the application, the defendant was advised that the Sentence Review Division has the authority not only to reduce the sentence or affirm it, but also to increase it. The defendant was further advised that there is no appeal from a decision of the Sentence Review Division. The defendant acknowledged that he understood this and stated that he wished to proceed.
After careful consideration, it is the decision of the Sentence Review Division that the sentence shall be suspended.
In light of the fact there was no pre-sentence investigation done, and it was the defendant’s first felony offense, it is the view of the Sentence Review Division that the sentence be amended.
Done in open Court this 16th day of October, 1997.
Chairman, Hon. Jeffrey M. Sherlock, Member, Hon. Wm. Neis Swandal.
The Honorable Richard Phillips dissents. It is Judge Phillips opinion that since there was a plea agreement which the defendant agreed with, the sentence should remain the same.
Member, Hon. Richard Phillips
The Sentence Review Board wishes to thank Kirk Wayne Bay for representing himself in this matter.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- STATE OF MONTANA v. Kirk Wayne Bay
- Status
- Published