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            IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA                                       Case Number: OP 23-0116

                                        OP 23-0116
                                                                       FILED
WAYNE ANTHONY AVILES,                                                   APR 1 1 2P23
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              Petitioner,

       v.                                                             ORDER

CAPTAIN JASON KOWALSKI,

              Respondent.

       On March 7, 2023, this Court denied and dismissed self-represented Petitioner
Wayne Anthony Aviles's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus because he was barred to
challenge his 2022 sentence upon revocation, under Montana law. Section 46-22-101(2),
MCA. On March 10, 2023, Aviles filed a fifteen-page Memorandum in support of his
Writ. Since then, Aviles has filed a "Petition for Reversal, 3 Contempts of Court (Perjury,
Willful Neglect, Abuse of Process or Proceedings), Court Serving an Inaccurate and Illegal
Document, and No Double Jeopardy Test Performed." He states: "Aviles requests reversal
of the order to deny and dismiss his habeas corpus petition." We deem his recent filing a
petition for rehearing, pursuant to M. R. App. P. 20(1).
       M. R. App. P. 20(1) provides criteria for rehearing. This Court "will consider a
petition for rehearing presented only upon . . . [t]hat it overlooked some fact material to the
decision[,] . . . or [t]hat its decision conflicts with a statute or controlling decision not
addressed by the supreme court." M. R. App. P. 20(1)(a)(i) and (iii). "Absent clearly
demonstrated exceptional circumstances, the supreme court will not grant petitions for
rehearing of its orders disposing of motions or petitions for extraordinary writs."
M. R. App. P. 20(1)(d).
       Aviles's Memorandum is not proper. Because this Court received his Memorandum
after we issued the Order, we will not consider Aviles's Memorandum. Moreover, Aviles
cannot demonstrate that his Memorandum is appropriate under M. R. App. P. 14(5). This
Court declines to address the claims presented in the Memorandum.
      Turning to his Petition for Rehearing, Aviles's claims are mistaken. We explained
that his 2022 sentence upon revocation does not subject him to double jeopardy. Under
Montana law, the scope of habeas corpus is very narrow—a demonstration of illegal
restraint or incarceration. Section 46-22-101(1), MCA. We reiterate:
      Upon review, Aviles's five-year unsuspended sentence is lawful and valid
      because it is a sentence upon revocation. Pursuant to § 46-18-203(7)(a)(iii),
      MCA, a sentencing court may revoke the suspension of the sentence and
      impose any term that is not longer than the original sentence. Here, Aviles
      received a five-year sentence, which is not any longer than his original
      ten-year sentence with five years suspended. Section 46-18-203(7)(a)(iii),
      MCA. His sentence does not violate the right to be free from double
      jeopardy. This Court has stated that "revocation of a suspended sentence
      based upon violations of probationary conditions and reinstatement of the []
      sentence does not violate a person's constitutional rights against double
      jeopardy[.]" State v. Dewitt, 2006 MT 302, ¶ 10, 334 Mont. 474, 149 P.3d
      549.

             Turning to Aviles's other claims, these claims cannot be addressed
      through the remedy of habeas corpus. Section 46-22-101(1), MCA. His
      litany of claims would be more appropriately raised in direct appeal, and Et
      this point, he is time-barred to challenge his conviction and sentence through
      an appeal. Section 46-22-101(2), MCA.

             Aviles retains the remedy of filing a petition for postconviction relief
      with the District Court. He may raise the claims concerning his counsel's
      representation through such a petition. See §§ 46-21-101 through 46-21-105,
      MCA. Under Montana law, Aviles is procedurally barred to challenge his
      sentence upon revocation through the remedy of habeas corpus. Section
      46-22-101(2), MCA. Aviles is not entitled to his requests of exoneration,
      dismissal of charges, release, or restitution.

Aviles v. Kowalski, No. OP 23-0116, Order, at 2 (Mar. 7, 2023). We conclude that Aviles
provides no basis or criteria to warrant a rehearing. Accordingly,
      IT IS ORDERED that Aviles's "Petition for Reversal, 3 Contempts of Court
(Perjury, Willful Neglect, Abuse of Process or Proceedings), Court Serving an Inaccurate

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and Illegal Document, and No Double Jeopardy Test Performed[1" deemed a Petition for
Rehearing, is DENIED and DISMISSED.
      IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Aviles's Memorandum is DENIED, as moot.
      The Clerk of the Supreme Court is directed to provide a copy of this Order to counsel
of record and Wayne Anthony Aviles personally.
      DATED this t       —day of April, 2023.

                                                              Chief Justice

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