STATE v. OLIVARES-COSTER

No. DA 10-0429.

259 P.3d 760 (2011)

2011 MT 196

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Sebastian Walter OLIVARES-COSTER, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided August 16, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Joslyn Hunt , Chief Appellate Defender; Eileen A. Larkin , Assistant Appellate Defender, Helena, Montana.

For Appellee: Steve Bullock , Montana Attorney General; Mardell Ployhar , Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana.


Chief Justice MIKE McGRATH delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Sebastian Olivares-Coster appeals from a sentence imposed by the District Court, First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark County. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand for further proceedings.

ISSUE

¶ 2 The issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred when it concluded that State law imposes a 60-year restriction on Olivares-Coster's parole eligibility.

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