State v. LaMere

This is an appeal from a sentence imposed by the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County. We reverse and remand for resentencing.

We consider the following issues on appeal:

I. Did the District Court err when it failed to consider alternatives to incarceration for a nonviolent felony offense pursuant to §§ 46-18-225, and 46-18-201(10), MCA?

II. Did the County Attorney adequately support the plea agreement?

On April 9, 1994, Officer Sowell (Sowell) of the Great Falls Police Department was dispatched to Howard’s Pizza in response to a report that one of the establishment’s vehicles had been…