
    From: The District Court of the 4th Judicial District. County of Missoula.
    STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. TRAVIS A. HILL, Defendant.
    No. DC-99-13698 Decision
   On July 31, 2001, the defendant was sentenced to the following: Count I: Five (5) years in the Montana State Prison, for the offense of Theft, a felony; Count II: Ten (10) years in the Montana State Prison, all suspended, for the offense of Criminal Mischief, a felony; and Count III: Ten (10) years in the Montana State Prison, all suspended, for the offense of Intimidation, a felony. The sentence in Count II shall ran consecutively to the sentence imposed in Count I. The sentence imposed in Count III shall run concurrently with the sentence imposed Count I. This sentence shall run concurrently with the sentence imposed in Sanders County.

On February 21,2002, 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 John Putikka. 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 wished to proceed.

Rule 17 of the Rules of the Sentence Review Division of the Supreme Court of Montana provides that "the sentence imposed by the District Court is presumed correct, and the sentence will not be reduced or increased unless it is deemed clearly inadequate or excessive." (§46-18-904(3), MCA).

The Division finds that the reasons advanced for modification are insufficient to hold that the sentence imposed by the District Court is inadequate or excessive.

Therefore, it is the unanimous decision of the Sentence Review Division that the sentence shall be affirmed.

Done in open Court this 21st day of February, 2002.

DATED this 15th day of March, 2002.

Chairman, Hon. David Cybulski, Member, Hon. Marc Buyske and Alt. Member, Hon. Ted Mizner.  