Case Name: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. ALAN COMBS, Defendant
Court: Montana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Montana
Decision Date: 2009-02-12
Citations: 354 Mont. 1
Docket Number: CAUSE NO. DC-04-244C
Parties: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. ALAN COMBS, Defendant,
Judges: Alt. Chairperson, Hon. Blair Jones, Member, Hon. Richard Simonton and Alt. Member, Hon. Kurt Krueger.
Reporter: Montana Reports
Volume: 354
Pages: 1–2

Head Matter:
FEBRUARY 2009 CALENDAR
From: The District Court of the 11th Judicial District. County of Flathead
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. ALAN COMBS, Defendant,
CAUSE NO. DC-04-244C DECISION

Opinion:
On September 20, 2005, the defendant was sentenced to the following: Count I: Thirty (30) years in the Montana State Prison, for the offense of Aggravated Burglary, a felony; and Count II: Twenty (20) years in the Montana State Prison, for the offense of Assault with a Weapon, a felony. Counts I and II shall run consecutively.
On February 12,2009, 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 represented by Allison Howard.
Before hearing the application, Eric Olson advised by the Sentence Review Division that he recently spoke with the defendant and the defendant indicated that he wished to continue his sentence review hearing due to the fact that the defendant is still in the process of gathering additional information to present to the Sentence Review Division and is not properly prepared. Mr. Olson informed the Division that he was prepared to represent the defendant. However, in the interest of his client's wishes, he also agrees that a continuance is necessary.
Therefore, it is the unanimous decision of the Sentence Review Division that the application for review of sentence shall be continued to the next available sentence review hearing date in May 2009.
Done in open Court this 12th day of February, 2009.
DATED this 27th day of February, 2009.
Alt. Chairperson, Hon. Blair Jones, Member, Hon. Richard Simonton and Alt. Member, Hon. Kurt Krueger.