Case ID: mont_230/html/0004-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
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 Fourth Judicial District, County of Missoula,
    STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff vs. MARTIN DOUGLAS MENDENHALL, Defendant.
    No. 6603
    DATED this 2nd day of April, 1987.
   DECISION

The application of the above-named defendant for a review of the sentence of 20 years for Sexual Intercourse without Consent; 10 years for a Persistent Felony Offender; the sentences shall be served consecutive without the benefit of parole or work furlough imposed on June 18, 1984, was fully heard and after a careful consideration of the entire matter it is decided that: the sentence shall remain the same as originally imposed.

HONORABLE DOUGLAS HARKIN

DISSENTS: He believes that the sentence should be increased by designating him as a DANGEROUS OFFENDER and would also increase the Persistent Felony Offender sentence by 10 years which should be a total of 40 years to serve as a Dangerous Offender. The Petitioner has demonstrated that he cannot be rehabilitated and he should be kept in prison for as long as possible.

We wish to thank Ed McLean, Deputy County Attorney from Missoula for appearing before the Sentence Review Board.

We also wish to thank John Smith 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.