Case Name: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. WILLIAM P. BARRY, Defendant
Court: Montana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Montana
Decision Date: 1969-04-07
Citations: 153 Mont. 2
Docket Number: NO. 5764B
Parties: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. WILLIAM P. BARRY, Defendant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Montana Reports
Volume: 153
Pages: 2–2

Head Matter:
From: The District Court of the Eighth Judicial District. County of Cascade.
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. WILLIAM P. BARRY, Defendant.
NO. 5764B
DATED this 7th day of April, 1969.

Opinion:
DECISION
The application of the above-named defandant for a review of the sentence of 25 years, imposed on January 20, 1969, was fully heard and after a careful consideration of the entire matter it is decided that:
(1) The sentence be and remain as originally imposed by the sentencing court.
The reason for the above decision is that the defendant was convicted of crime against nature punishable by imprisonment for not less than 5 years with no limit, yet received this sentence of but 25 years with eligibility for parole consideration in October, 1973, after being received January 24, 1969, although he has a record of four prior felony convictions. Since the presumption is that the sentencing judge was correct in his determination (State v. Brecht and State v. Barton both decided this day) we are unable to say from anything presented in this, case that the sentence imposed was not proper, reasonable, and sufficiently lenient, the crime and sentencing goals kept in mind, together with the defendant's prior record.
We thank Daniel L. Rothlisberger, Esq., of the University Defenders for his assistance to the defendant.
SENTENCE REVIEW DIVISION
Philip C. Duncan, chairman; Paul G. Hatfield, Jack D. Shanstrom.