Case Name: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. RAYMOND FUCHS, Defendant
Court: Montana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Montana
Decision Date: 1969-10-20
Citations: 153 Mont. 30
Docket Number: NO. 7458
Parties: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. RAYMOND FUCHS, Defendant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Montana Reports
Volume: 153
Pages: 30–30

Head Matter:
From: The District court of the Thirteenth Judicial District. County of Yellowstone.
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. RAYMOND FUCHS, Defendant.
NO. 7458
DATED this 20th day of October, 1969.

Opinion:
DECISION
The application of the above-named défendant- for a review of the sentence of five years for Second Degree Assault (assaulting wife with a revolver) imposed on January 19, 1969, was fully heard and after a careful consideration of the entire matter it is decided that:
The sentence be and remain as originally imposed.
The presumption being that the sentencing judge was correct in his determination, we are unable to say that this sentence was not proper, reasonable, and sufficiently lenient, the nature of the crime, the individual, and the sentencing goals kept in mind, particularly when it is considered that the crime may be punished by 6 years imprisonment or a fine or §2,000, or both, and that the defendant has two prior felony convictions, which, if used against him could have resulted in imprisonment for life or years without limit. That the crime may have been the result of a family quarrel does not excuse the defendant;
We thank Wade J. Dahood, Esq., for his assistance to the Court and to the defendant.
SENTENCE REVIEW DIVISION
Philip C. Duncan, chairman; Paul G. Hatfield, Jack D. Shanstrom.