Case Name: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN KOMOTIOS, Defendant
Court: Montana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Montana
Decision Date: 2006-11-19
Citations: 335 Mont. 113
Docket Number: Cause No. DC-05-469
Parties: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN KOMOTIOS, Defendant,
Judges: Chairperson, Hon. John Whelan, Member, Hon. Randal I. Spaulding and Alt. Member, Hon. Kurt Krueger
Reporter: Montana Reports
Volume: 335
Pages: 113–114

Head Matter:
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN KOMOTIOS, Defendant,
Cause No. DC-05-469
Decision

Opinion:
On February 28, 2006, the defendant was sentenced to ten (10) years in the Montana State Prison for the offense of Count II: Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence, a felony.
On November 2, 2006, 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 Nicholas Anderson. 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.
DATED this 19th day of November, 2006.
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).
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 unanimous decision of the Sentence Review Division that the sentence shall be affirmed.
Done in open Court this 2nd day of November, 2006.
Chairperson, Hon. John Whelan, Member, Hon. Randal I. Spaulding and Alt. Member, Hon. Kurt Krueger