State v. Snider

The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant’s convictions but remanded to the district court with instructions to strike one of the information technology fees imposed in Defendant’s sentence, holding that the district court improperly imposed multiple court information technology fees but otherwise did not err.Defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of felony assault with a weapon in violation of Mont. Code Ann. 45-5-213 and received concurrent forty-year prison sentences. The Supreme Court affirmed in part and remanded in part, holding (1) Defendant’s right to a speedy trial was not violated; (2) the district court did not deny Defendant due process of law during sentencing when it admitted a jailhouse informant letter into evidence or by basing its sentencing decision on any improper information; and (3) the district court improperly imposed two court information technology user surcharges in Defendant’s sentence. View "State v. Snider" on Justia Law