Case Name: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN LAC CROIX, Defendant
Court: Montana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Montana
Decision Date: 1969-12-29
Citations: 154 Mont. 8
Docket Number: NO. 2670
Parties: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN LAC CROIX, Defendant.
Judges: _ Philip C. Duncan, chairman; and Paul G. Hatfield.
Reporter: Montana Reports
Volume: 154
Pages: 8–8

Head Matter:
From: The District Court of the Third Judicial District. County of Deer Lodge.
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN LAC CROIX, Defendant.
DATED this 29th day of December, 1969.
NO. 2670

Opinion:
DECISION
The applicatioon of the above-named defendant for a review of the sentence of five years for second degree assault, imposed on March 29, 1967, was fully heard and after a careful consideration of the entire matter it is decided that:
The sentence be and remain as originally imposed.
This sentence appears proper, reasonable, and quite lenient, the crime, the individual, and the sentencing goals kept in mind, especially when it is considered that the presumption is that the sentencing judge was correct in his determination; that defendant has an extensive prior criminal record, including convictions of felony; that the sentence under consideration was originally suspended and defendant was not imprisoned until violation of the terms of the suspension. Further, defendant was paroled in April, 1969, and violated it in July, 1969.
We thank David Gliko, Esq., of the Montana Defender Project for his assistance to the defendant and to the Court.
SENTENCE REVIEW DIVISION _
_ Philip C. Duncan, chairman; and Paul G. Hatfield.