Court Opinion

ID: 9891958
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-10-19 21:08:31.348319+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:50:02.786033
License: Public Domain

10/19/2023

     IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA                        Case Number: DA 22-0381

                             No. DA 22-0381
                           __________________

STATE OF MONTANA,

           Plaintiff and Appellee,

     v.                                                 ORDER

JORDAN KYLE KEEFE,

           Defendant and Appellant.
                         __________________

     The parties to this appeal have filed a stipulation and joint motion
to dismiss under M. R. App. P. 16(5). The parties stipulate that the case
should be remanded to the Twentieth Judicial District Court, Sanders
County, with instructions to amend the written judgment in DC-14-16
to reflect 25 additional days of elapsed time credit toward the sentence,
and that the appeal should be dismissed upon remand. The parties
further move that remittitur should issue immediately.
     During the oral pronouncement of sentence on May 24, 2022, the
District Court granted 18 months of elapsed time credit, based on the
recommendation of the probation officer. Upon review of the record, and
in accordance with the law, Mr. Keefe is entitled to 18 months and 25
days. When considering elapsed time credit toward a new sentence
upon revocation of a prior sentence, the court shall “allow all of the
elapsed time served without any record or recollection of violations as a
credit against the sentence.” Mont. Code Ann. § 46-18-403(7)(b); State v.
Pennington, 2022 MT 180, ¶ 26, 410 Mont. 104, 517 P.3d 894; State v.
Jardee, 2020 MT 81, ¶ 7, 399 Mont. 459, 461 P.3d 108.
     Based on the parties’ stipulation, and good cause appearing,
     IT IS ORDERED that this matter is remanded for the Twentieth
Judicial District Court, Sanders County, to amend the judgment to
reflect 25 days of elapsed time credit in addition to the 18 months of
elapsed time credit already received.
     IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the remainder of this appeal is
DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
     IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that remittitur shall issue
immediately.
     The Clerk is directed to provide copies of this Order to all counsel
of record and to the Honorable Molly Owen, presiding judge since the
retirement of the Honorable James A. Manley.

                                                                Electronically signed by:
                                                                      Mike McGrath
                                                         Chief Justice, Montana Supreme Court
                                                                    October 19 2023