Case Name: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. WILLIAM RORVICK, Defendant
Court: Montana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Montana
Decision Date: 2007-08-14
Citations: 340 Mont. 102
Docket Number: CAUSE NO. DC-06-142
Parties: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. WILLIAM RORVICK, Defendant,
Judges: Chairperson, Hon. Randal I. Spaulding and Member, Hon. Stewart Stadler
Reporter: Montana Reports
Volume: 340
Pages: 102–103

Head Matter:
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. WILLIAM RORVICK, Defendant,
CAUSE NO. DC-06-142
DECISION

Opinion:
On December 6, 2006, the defendant was sentenced to twenty (20) years in the Montana State Prison, with ten (10) years suspended, for the offense of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, Fourth or Subsequent Offense, a felony. The Defendant was designated a persistent felony offender.
On August 2, 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 present and was represented by Eric Olson. The state was not represented.
Before hearing the application, the defendant was advised that the Sentence Review Division has the authority not only to reduce the sentence or affirm it, but also increase it. The defendant was further advised that there is no appeal from a decision of the Sentence Review Division. The defendant acknowledged that he understood this and stated that he wished to proceed.
Rule 17 of the Rules of the Sentence Review Division of the Supreme Court of Montana provides that "the sentence imposed by the District Court is presumed correct, and the sentence will not be reduced or increased unless it is deemed clearly inadequate or excessive." (§46-18-904(3), MCA).
Done in open Court this 2nd day of August, 2007.
DATED this 14th day of August, 2007.
The majority of the Division finds that the reasons advanced for modification are insufficient to hold that the sentence imposed by the District Court is inadequate or excessive.
Therefore, it is the majority decision of the Sentence Review Division that the sentence shall be affirmed.
Chairperson, Hon. Randal I. Spaulding and Member, Hon. Stewart Stadler