State v. Coburn

Justice James Jeremiah Shea delivered the Opinion of the Court.

***74¶ 1 Defendant Coleton Christos Coburn appeals the sentence of the First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark County, sentencing him to the Montana State Prison (MSP) instead of committing him into the custody of the Montana Department of Health and Human Services (DPHHS).

¶ 2 We address the following issue on appeal:

Whether the District Court erred when it sentenced Coburn to prison and did not find that Coburn suffered from a mental disease, defect, or developmental disability that rendered him unable to appreciate the…