Court Opinion

ID: 9707329
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 02:08:50.626863+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:22:31.166774
License: Public Domain

DYKMAN, J.
¶ 42. (concurring). I concur in the *497majority mandate because I agree that constitutional considerations do not require a new approach to sentencing under truth-in-sentencing, and I agree that the sentencing court did not consider improper factors when sentencing Gallion. I also agree that Gallion's sentence does not shock public sentiment.
¶ 43. But removing the parole board from the sentencing equation raises other issues which we do not address today. Using common law principles, courts have for many years maintained the right to alter imposed sentences, albeit within restrictive boundaries. Truth-in-sentencing has not, and perhaps could not prevent courts from correcting what they subsequently conclude was error. We will have to address those issues when they arise.