Legal Opinion

State v. James Piller

Montana Supreme Court

Decided December 30, 2014No. DA 12-0742PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shea

¶1 James Piller appeals from the order of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, which upon revoking Piller’s suspended sentence for his 1988 conviction for sexual intercourse without consent, resentenced Piller to ten years at Montana State Prison (MSP) with five years suspended, and imposed 14 new conditions on his suspended sentence. We affirm.

¶2 The sole issue on appeal is whether the District Court’s imposition of 14 new conditions on Piller’s suspended sentence violates ex post facto principles.

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶3 In 1988, James Piller was charged by…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Calder v. BullSupreme Court of the United States · 1798
  2. State v. MontoyaMontana Supreme Court · 1999
  3. State v. MountMontana Supreme Court · 2003
  4. State v. TracyMontana Supreme Court · 2005
  5. State v. GoneMontana Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Tipton v. Mont. Thirteenth Judicial Dist. CourtMontana Supreme Court · 2018
  2. State v. Amanda ByrdMontana Supreme Court · 2015
  3. Rood v. LaughlinMontana Supreme Court · 2021
  4. State v. PillerMontana Supreme Court · 2014

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