Montana v. Lewis
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Defendant Christopher Robin Lewis appealed a district court judgment that found him ineligible for parole. In 2010, Defendant was charged with aggravated assault for the abuse of his minor sons. Nothing in Defendant's plea agreement addressed the district court's authority to restrict Defendant's eligibility for parole, and it contained no promise from the State regarding such a restriction. Defendant took exception to a subsequent presentencing investigation report (PSI) that recommended the court impose a twenty-year sentence with fifteen years suspended. The PSI recommended that Defendant not be considered eligible for release until he completed a chemical dependency treatment, anger management program and a mental health assessment. The court eventually sentenced Defendant to twenty years with ten years suspended without parole. Finding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in sentencing Defendant, the Supreme Court affirmed the district court and Defendant's sentence.
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