Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-12-13 00:05:07.249014+00
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12/12/2023

            IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
                                                                                        Case Number: DA 22-0168

                                      DA 22-0168
                                   _________________

 STATE OF MONTANA,

              Plaintiff and Appellee,

       v.                                                            ORDER

 KEVIN BRAY,

              Defendant and Appellant.
                                _________________

       Appellant Kevin Bray appeals from the Sentencing Order and Judgment of the
Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County, in its Cause No. DDC-20-020(b). Bray
argues the District Court erred by illegally imposing certain conditions and by failing to
order that his restitution order offset the civil judgment to recover the same funds.
       The State has filed a Notice of Concession that this matter should be remanded to
the District Court for the purpose of entering an amended sentence and judgment. The
State agrees that in this case sentencing conditions 21 and 22, which prohibit Bray from
entering bars and casinos, have no nexus with his offense of theft by common scheme and
thus are not properly imposed. The State further agrees that any amounts Bray pays in
restitution to his victims must be offset by any payments the victims receive in their
corresponding civil judgment and that the Sentencing Order and Judgment in this case
should be amended to reflect the same.
       Based on Bray’s opening brief and the State’s concession, and good cause
appearing,
       IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this case is REMANDED to the Eighth Judicial
District Court, Cascade County, with instructions for the District Court to amend its
Sentencing Order and Judgment to STRIKE the conditions noted above.
      IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the District Court shall AMEND its Sentencing
Order and Judgment to provide the restitution offset as described above.
      IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the remainder of this appeal is DISMISSED
WITH PREJUDICE.
      IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that REMITTITUR shall issue IMMEDIATELY
UPON REMAND.
      The Clerk is directed to provide copies of this Order to all counsel of record and to
presiding judge Honorable Elizabeth A. Best.
      DATED this 12th day of December, 2023.

                                                For the Court,

                                                /S/ DIRK M. SANDEFUR
                                                Acting Chief Justice

                                            2                                Electronically signed by:
                                                                                  Dirk Sandefur
                                                                        Justice, Montana Supreme Court
                                                                               December 12 2023