Case Name: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. BRANDON L. MAIN, Defendant
Court: Montana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Montana
Decision Date: 2003-09-08
Citations: 319 Mont. 49
Docket Number: No. ADC-02-353
Parties: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. BRANDON L. MAIN, Defendant,
Judges: Chairperson, Hon. Katherine R. Curtis, Member, Hon. Marc G. Buyske and Member, Hon. Gary L. Day.
Reporter: Montana Reports
Volume: 319
Pages: 49–50

Head Matter:
From: The District Court of the 8th Judicial District. County of Cascade.
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. BRANDON L. MAIN, Defendant,
No. ADC-02-353
Decision

Opinion:
On April 24, 2003, the defendant was sentenced to thirteen (13) month commitment to the Department of Corrections, followed by three (3) years probation for the offense of DUI, a felony. This sentence is to run concurrently with defendant's sentence out of Blaine County, and to run consecutively with the defendant's sentence out of Hill County.
On August 21, 2003, the Sentence Review Division of the Montana Supreme Court heard the defendant's application for review of that sentence.
The defendant was present and was represented by Meghan Lulf. 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.
DATED this 8th day of September, 2003.
Done in open Court this 21st day of August, 2003.
Chairperson, Hon. Katherine R. Curtis, Member, Hon. Marc G. Buyske and Member, Hon. Gary L. Day.