Case Name: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. VINCENT STEPHON BENITO HALLAM, Defendant
Court: Montana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Montana
Decision Date: 1992-10-22
Citations: 256 Mont. 79
Docket Number: NO. 6715C
Parties: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. VINCENT STEPHON BENITO HALLAM, Defendant.
Judges: Hon. Ed McLean, Chairman, Hon. Thomas M. McKittrick and Hon. G. Todd Baugh, Judges.
Reporter: Montana Reports
Volume: 256
Pages: 79–79

Head Matter:
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. VINCENT STEPHON BENITO HALLAM, Defendant.
NO. 6715C
DECISION
DATED this 22nd day of October, 1992.

Opinion:
On February 19,1976, the Defendant was sentenced to Count I, Deliberate Homicide, 100 years; Count II, Deliberate Homicide, 100 years; Count III, Deliberate Homicide, 100 years; Count IV, Arson, 20 years; all sentences shall be served consecutively.
On October 22, 1992, 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 proceeded pro se. 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 to increase it if such is possible. 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.
After careful consideration, it is the unanimous decision of the Sentence Review Division that the sentence shall be affirmed.
The reason for the decision is the sentence imposed by the District Court is presumed correct pursuant to Section 46-18-904(3), MCA. The Division finds that the reasons advanced for modification are insufficient to deem inadequate or excessive as required to overcome the presumption per Rule 17 of the Rules of the Sentence Review Division of the Montana Supreme Court.
Hon. Ed McLean, Chairman, Hon. Thomas M. McKittrick and Hon. G. Todd Baugh, Judges.