Case Name: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. DEANNA SAWYER, Defendant
Court: Montana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Montana
Decision Date: 2007-04-18
Citations: 340 Mont. 40
Docket Number: CAUSE NO. DC-04-24
Parties: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. DEANNA SAWYER, Defendant,
Judges: Chairperson, Hon. Randal I. Spaulding, Member, Hon. Katherine Irigoin and Member, Hon. Stewart Stadler.
Reporter: Montana Reports
Volume: 340
Pages: 40–40

Head Matter:
Done in open Court this 6th day of April, 2007.
DATED this 18th day of April, 2007.
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. DEANNA SAWYER, Defendant,
CAUSE NO. DC-04-24
DECISION

Opinion:
On April 5, 2006, the defendant was sentenced to a commitment to the Department of Corrections for a term of eight (8) years, with four (4) years suspended, for violation of the conditions of a deferred sentence, for the offense of Criminal Endangerment, a felony.
On April 6, 2007, the defendant's application for review of that sentence was heard by the Sentence Review Division of the Montana Supreme Court.
The defendant was not present but was represented by Kris Copenhaver - Landon. The state was not represented.
Before hearing the application, Ms. Copenhaver-Landon advised that the Sentence Review Division that she recently acquired Ms. Sawyer's case, was not able to speak with the defendant prior to the hearing, and requested a continuance.
Therefore, it is the unanimous decision of the Sentence Review Division that the Application for Review of Sentence shall be continued to October 5, 2007 at 9:00 a.m.
Chairperson, Hon. Randal I. Spaulding, Member, Hon. Katherine Irigoin and Member, Hon. Stewart Stadler.