Case Name: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. JAY LEE GATES, Defendant
Court: Montana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Montana
Decision Date: 1983-01-18
Citations: 202 Mont. 6
Docket Number: No. 5641
Parties: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. JAY LEE GATES, Defendant.
Judges: SENTENCE REVIEW DIVISION
Reporter: Montana Reports
Volume: 202
Pages: 6–6

Head Matter:
From: The District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, County of Missoula.
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. JAY LEE GATES, Defendant.
No. 5641
DATED this 18 day of January, 1983.

Opinion:
DECISION
The application of the above-named defendant for a review of the sentence of 20 years; Dangerous imposed on April 10, 1981, was fully heard and after a careful consideration of the entire matter is is decided that:
The sentence be amended to 10 years with 5 years suspended.
The Defendant shall remain designated Dangerous.
The imposition of a 20-year sentence is excessive considering the nature of the crime the Defendant was charged with.
We wish to thank Ken Grenfell, of the Montana Defender Project, for his assistance to the Defendant and to this Court.
SENTENCE REVIEW DIVISION
Leonard Langen, Chairman; Joseph Gary, Mark Sullivan