STATE v. PETERSEN

No. DA 09-0263.

247 P.3d 731 (2011)

2011 MT 22

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Ronald PETERSEN, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided February 15, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Joslyn Hunt , Chief Appellate Defender, Koan Mercer , Assistant Appellate Defender, Helena, Montana.

For Appellee: Steve Bullock , Montana Attorney General, Mark W. Mattioli , Appellate Services Bureau Chief, Helena, Montana, Mitchell A. Young , Lake County Attorney, Polson, Montana.


Justice PATRICIA O. COTTER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 After admitting to a charge of deliberate homicide, Ronald Petersen entered into a plea agreement under which he agreed to be sentenced to 100 years at Montana State Prison (MSP), none suspended. The Twentieth Judicial District Court accepted the plea agreement but added 10 years consecutive to the 100-year sentence as a weapon enhancement sentence. Petersen appealed the enhanced sentence. Before...

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