Case Name: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. BILL J. HENDERSON, Defendant
Court: Montana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Montana
Decision Date: 2004-04-30
Citations: 325 Mont. 20
Docket Number: No. DC-8044
Parties: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. BILL J. HENDERSON, Defendant.
Judges: Chairperson, Hon. Marc G. Buyske, Member, Hon. John W. Whelan and Alt. Member, Hon. Gregory R. Todd.
Reporter: Montana Reports
Volume: 325
Pages: 20–21

Head Matter:
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. BILL J. HENDERSON, Defendant.
No. DC-8044
Decision

Opinion:
On December 16,1994, the defendant was sentenced to Forty (40) years in the Montana State Prison for the offense of Sexual Intercourse Without Consent, a felony, to run consecutively to the sentence imposed in Cause No. 10507. Defendant is ineligible for parole while serving this term.
DATED this 30th day of April, 2004.
On April 1,2004, 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 was represented by Greg Jackson. The state was represented by Betty Wing.
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.
Done in open Court this 1st day of April, 2004.
Chairperson, Hon. Marc G. Buyske, Member, Hon. John W. Whelan and Alt. Member, Hon. Gregory R. Todd.