Case ID: mont_230/html/0005-02.html
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Author: {"author": "HONORABLE DOUGLAS HARKIN", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

From: The District Court of the Eighth Judicial District, County of Cascade,
    STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff vs. EUGENE ANDREW AUSTAD, Defendant.
    No. ADC-78-074
   DECISION

The application of the above-named defendant for a review of the sentence for Counts I & II, Deliberate Homicide, Confinement for Life; Count III, Robbery, 40 years; Count IV, Sexual Intercourse without Consent, 40 years; Count V, Aggravated Burglary, 40 years; all to run consecutively; and designated as a DANGEROUS OFFENDER imposed on May 2, 1980, was fully heard and after a careful consideration of the entire matter it is decided that: the sentence imposed by Judge Coder is affirmed except the Sentence Review Board will remove the DANGEROUS OFFENDER DESIGNATION on the grounds that the physical condition of the Defender indicates he is not a danger to society.

DATED this 2nd day of April, 1987.

HONORABLE DOUGLAS HARKIN

DISSENTS: He felt the sentencing judge had substantial evidence to support his determination that the Petitioner was dangerous.

We wish to thank Steve Hagerman, Deputy County Attorney from Cascade County for appearing before the Sentence Review Board.

We also wish to thank Paul Ewers of the Montana Defender Project for his assistance to the Defendant and to this Court.

SENTENCE REVIEW DIVISION

Frank M. Davis, Chairman, Thomas Honzel, Douglas Harkin, Judges.