Case Name: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. JAMES E. GIBSON, Defendant
Court: Montana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Montana
Decision Date: 1969-12-29
Citations: 154 Mont. 4
Docket Number: NO. 19
Parties: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. JAMES E. GIBSON, Defendant.
Judges: Philip C. Duncan, chairman; Paul G. Hatfield and Sid G. Stewart.
Reporter: Montana Reports
Volume: 154
Pages: 4–4

Head Matter:
From: The District Court of the Seventh Judicial District. County of Dawson.
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. JAMES E. GIBSON, Defendant.
DATED this 29th day of December, 1969.
NO. 19

Opinion:
DECISION
The application of the above-named defendant for a review of the sentence of five years for receiving stolen property, imposed on December 11, 1967, was fully heard and after a careful consideration of the entire matter it is decided that:
The sentence be and remain as originally imposed.
The presumption being that the sentencing judge was correct in his determination, we are unable to say that the sentence was not proper, reasonable, and sufficiently lenient, the crime, the individual, and the sentencing goals kept in mind, particularly when it is considered that, although defendant received the maximum for this offense, he has a record of three prior felony convictions which might have been used against him with a resulting ten years imprisonment.
While it may be that the defendant requires treatment for alcoholism, the court believes that this is not a matter it may properly consider at this time. Further, defendant will be eligible for parole consideration in March, 1970.
We thank George Losleben, Esq., of the Montana Defender Project for his assistance to the defendant and to the Court.
SENTENCE REVIEW DIVISION
Philip C. Duncan, chairman; Paul G. Hatfield and Sid G. Stewart.