Case Name: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. DONALD TOMS, Defendant
Court: Montana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Montana
Decision Date: 1968-03-27
Citations: 152 Mont. 21
Docket Number: NO. 12
Parties: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. DONALD TOMS, Defendant.
Judges: SENTENCE REVIEW DIVISION
Reporter: Montana Reports
Volume: 152
Pages: 21–21

Head Matter:
From: The District Court of the Eighth Judicial District. County of Cascade.
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. DONALD TOMS, Defendant.
Received at State Prison 3/27/57 — Burglary; 10/23/59 — Murder, second.
NO. 12
DATED this 27th day of March, 1968.

Opinion:
DECISION
The application of the above-named defendant for a review of the sentence of 5+53 years, imposed on 3/9/57 and 10/23/59, was fully heard and after a careful consideration of the entire matter it is decided that:
(1) Change of sentence denied
The reason for the above decision is that this prisoner has a long record of prior difficulties with the law and does not appear to have profited by his present incarceration toward adjustment to society. He will be eligible for consideration for parole in December of 1969.
SENTENCE REVIEW DIVISION
Victor H. Fall, chairman, Philip C. Duncan, Paul G. Hatfield.