State v. Lee
Montana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baker
¶1 Alvin Cornell Lee pleaded nolo contendere to robbery, assault with a weapon, and burglary. The Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Garfield County, sentenced him to prison and imposed numerous conditions on his partially suspended term. On appeal, Lee raises several sentencing issues, but we find one to be dispositive: whether the District Court had authority to order the sale of Lee’s firearms and apply the proceeds to Lee’s incarceration in a county detention center. We reverse and remand for entry of an amended judgment.
PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND
¶2 The State charged Lee with…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. MainwaringMontana Supreme Court · 2007
- State v. FadnessMontana Supreme Court · 2012
- State v. ThorpeMontana Supreme Court · 2015