State v. Short

Montana Supreme Court

State v. Short

152 Mont. 21

CourtMontana Supreme Court

DecidedMarch 27, 1968

DocketNO. 41

StatusPublished

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State v. Short, 152 Mont. 21 (Mo. 1968).

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DECISION

The application of the above-named defendant for review of the sentence of life, imposed on the 14th day of February, 1961, was fully heard and after a careful consideration of the entire matter it i's decided that:

(1) The Petition for Review is denied.

The reason for the above decision is that Chapter 25 of the Montana Code of Criminal Procedure (1967) Section 95-2502 provides, in part, as follows: “Any person sentenced to a term of one year or more in the state prison by any court of competent jurisdiction may . . . except in any case in which a different sentence could not have been imposed, file ... an application for review of the sentence by the review division.” This defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment on a charge of First Degree Murder It is the opinion of the Board that it has no jurisdiction to reduce this sentence as it is the only one that could have been imposed except, of course, hanging.

SENTENCE REVIEW DIVISION Victor H. Fall, chairman; Philip C. Duncan, Paul G. Hatfield.

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DECISION

The application of the above-named defendant for review of the sentence of life, imposed on the 14th day of February, 1961, was fully heard and after a careful consideration of the entire matter it i's decided that:

(1) The Petition for Review is denied.

The reason for the above decision is that Chapter 25 of the Montana Code of Criminal Procedure (1967) Section 95-2502 provides, in part, as follows: “Any person sentenced to a term of one year or more in the state prison by any court of competent jurisdiction may . . . except in any case in which a different sentence could not have been imposed, file ... an application for review of the sentence by the review division.” This defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment on a charge of First Degree Murder It is the opinion of the Board that it has no jurisdiction to reduce this sentence as it is the only one that could have been imposed except, of course, hanging.

SENTENCE REVIEW DIVISION Victor H. Fall, chairman; Philip C. Duncan, Paul G. Hatfield.

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152 Mont. 21, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/state-v-short-mont-1968.