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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Montana Twentieth Judicial District Court. County of Lake.
    STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, -vs- JONATHAN GREEN, Defendant.
    CAUSE NO. DC-08-191
   DECISION

On January 6, 2016, the Defendant’s suspended sentence was revoked and was sentenced to a three (3) year commitment to the Department of Corrections for the offense of Burglary, a Felony, in violation of §45-6-204, MCA. The Defendant was granted credit for time served of 26 days. The Court recommended that the Defendant be screened for appropriate chemical dependency programs, including NEXUS, if deemed appropriate by the Department of Corrections. The Court further recommended that the relevant original conditions previously imposed be re-imposed.

Done in open Court this 5th day of May, 2016.

DATED this 10th day of June, 2016.

On May 5, 2016, the Defendant’s Application for review of that sentence was heard by the Sentence Review Division of the Montana Supreme Court (hereafter “the Division”).

The Defendant was present and was represented by Jennifer Streano of the Office of the State Public Defender. The State was not represented.

Before hearing the Application, the Defendant was advised that the 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 Division. The Defendant acknowledged that he understood this and stated that he wished to proceed.

Rule 12, Rules of the Sentence Review Division of the Supreme Court of Montana, provides that, “The sentence imposed by the District Court is presumed correct. The sentence shall not be reduced or increased unless it is clearly inadequate or clearly excessive.” (Section 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 clearly inadequate or clearly excessive.

Therefore, it is the unanimous decision of the Division that the sentence is AFFIRMED.

Hon. Brenda Gilbert, Chairperson, Hon. Brad Newman, Member and Hon. Kathy Seeley, Member.