State v. Rickman

DISTRICT COURT JUDGE FAGG, sitting for JUSTICE RICE,

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶1 Robert A. Rickman (Rickman) appeals from his sentence in the District Court for the First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark Comity, on charges of deliberate homicide under § 45-5-102(l)(b), MCA. Rickman was sentenced to life in prison, with no parole eligibility for fifty-five (55) years. We affirm.

¶2 We restate the issues on appeal as follows:

¶3 1. Did Rickman’s sentence violate the constitutional provisions against cruel and unusual punishment?

¶4 2. Did the District Court err by relying on retribution…