
    From: The District Court of the 8th Judicial District. County of Cascade.
    STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. BUDDY L. KOMEOTIS, Defendant,
    No. DC-97-005
    Decision
   On July 15, 2003, the defendant was sentenced to a six (6) year commitment to the Department of Corrections, with one (1) year suspended for violations of the conditions of a suspended sentence for the offense of Criminal Endangerment, a felony.

On November 13, 2003, 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 was represented by Vincent Vanderhagen. 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 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 did not wish to proceed.

DATED this 9th day of December, 2003.

Therefore, it is the unanimous decision of the Sentence Review Division that the application for review of sentence shall be dismissed.

Done in open Court this 13 th day of November, 2003.

Chairperson, Hon. Katherine R. Curtis, Member, Hon. Marc G. Buyske and Member, Hon. Gary Day.  