Case Name: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. WILLIAM SOMMERS, Defendant
Court: Montana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Montana
Decision Date: 1969-04-07
Citations: 153 Mont. 9
Docket Number: NO. 5744C
Parties: STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. WILLIAM SOMMERS, Defendant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Montana Reports
Volume: 153
Pages: 9–9

Head Matter:
From: The District Court of the Eighth Judicial District. County of Cascade.
STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff, vs. WILLIAM SOMMERS, Defendant.
NO. 5744C
DATED this 7th day of April, 1969.

Opinion:
DECISION
The application of the above-named defendant for a review of the sentence of five years, imposed on August 19, 1968, was fully heard and after a careful consideration of the entire matter it is decided that:
(1) The sentence be and remain as originally imposed by the •sentencing court.
The reason for the above decision is that the sentence appears proper and sufficiently lenient in that defendant was convicted of first degree burglary punishable by not less than 1 nor more than 15 years imprisonment, yet received but a 5 year sentence with 95 days jail time credit, and will be eligible for parole consideration in June, 1969, after being received August 21, 1968, although he has. a prior felony covictipn, which, if used against him could have resulted in imprisonment without limit.
SENTENCE REVIEW DIVISION
Philip C. Duncan, chairman; Jack D. Shanstrom, Sid G. Stewart.