Court Opinion

ID: 9533889
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 04:35:19.480253+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:29:12.571971
License: Public Domain

McFADDEN, Justice
(concurring in part and dissenting in part).
I concur in that portion of the opinion wherein the judgment of conviction is affirmed, but do not concur in that portion of the opinion wherein this Court holds that the sentence imposed was not excessive. Under the provisions of I.C. § 20-223, the defendant will be eligible for consideration for parole only after examination and recommendation of one or more psychiatrists. Under this statutory provision this defendant could be held for the full term of fifteen years if for some reason his examination by a psychiatrist is never accomplished.
Great strides have been made in the science of penology seeking early rehabilitation of inmates. A term of less than fifteen years would accomplish the same result, and would give impetus to the State Board of Correction for an early examination. It is my opinion that the case should be remanded for resentencing of this defendant.