STATE v. WEST

No. 05-496.

194 P.3d 683 (2008)

2008 MT 338

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Dennis Eugene WEST, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided October 9, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Jim Wheelis, Chief Appellate Defender, Lisa S. Korchinski, Assistant Appellate Defender, Helena, Montana.

For Appellee: Hon. Mike McGrath, Montana Attorney General, C. Mark Fowler, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana, Brant S. Light, Cascade County Attorney, Susan Weber, Chief Deputy Cascade County Attorney, Great Falls, Montana.


Justice JAMES C. NELSON delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 The District Court for the Eighth Judicial District, Cascade County, found that Dennis West had violated a condition of his suspended sentence. The court accordingly revoked the sentence and resentenced West to the Department of Corrections. West now appeals, contending that the nearly 26-month delay in bringing him before the District Court on the alleged violation constituted "unnecessary delay...

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