Case Name: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. William A. Turton, Defendant
Court: Montana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Montana
Decision Date: 1999-08-19
Citations: 298 Mont. 71
Docket Number: NO. DC-88-372
Parties: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. William A. Turton, Defendant.
Judges: Acting Chairman, Hon. Jeffrey H. Langton, Member, Hon. Marge Johnson and Alt. Member, Hon. Robert Boyd
Reporter: Montana Reports
Volume: 298
Pages: 71–71

Head Matter:
FROM: The District Court of the 13th Judicial District. County of Yellowstone.
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. William A. Turton, Defendant.
NO. DC-88-372 DECISION

Opinion:
On October 21,1997, the defendant was sentenced to the following: Counts I, II, and V: Ten (10) years, on each count, to the Montana State Prison, to run concurrently with each other.
On August 19,1999, 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 advised of his right to be represented by counsel. The Defendant proceeded Pro Se. 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 to 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.
After careful consideration, it is the unanimous decision of the Sentence Review Division that the sentence review hearing shall be continued to the November 1999 meeting, thus allowing the defendant the opportunity to get in contact with the Yellowstone County public defender's office about the possibility of filing a motion for a correction of his sentence.
Done in open Court this 19th day of August, 1999.
DATED this 9th day of September, 1999.
Acting Chairman, Hon. Jeffrey H. Langton, Member, Hon. Marge Johnson and Alt. Member, Hon. Robert Boyd