Bingman v. State

¶1 On August 28, 2001, James Dean Bingman (Bingman) was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), a felony. Bingman was committed to the Montana Department of Corrections for a period of thirteen months on the DUI conviction. In addition, the District Court then classified Bingman as a persistent felony offender and sentenced him to Montana State Prison for twenty years, with ten years suspended. Bingman appealed his designation as a persistent felony offender. This Court affirmed the judgment, concluding that Bingman had failed to properly raise the issue in the District…