State v. David Bullman

¶1 David Bullman (Bullman) appeals from the District Court’s denial of his petition for sex offender re-designation in the Eighth Judicial District, Cascade County. We reverse.

¶2 We restate the issue as follows:

¶3 Did the District Court err when it failed to consider Bullman’s petition for re-designation based on the statutory language of § 46-23-509(4), MCA (2005)?

BACKGROUND

¶4 On October 28,1999, pursuant to a plea agreement, Bullman pled guilty to sexual intercourse without consent with a fifteen-year-old. The District Court sentenced Bullman to ten years, with five suspended, at Montana…