State v. Petersen

¶1 After admitting to a charge of deliberate homicide, Ronald Petersen entered into a plea agreement under which he agreed to be sentenced to 100 years at Montana State Prison (MSP), none suspended. The Twentieth Judicial District Court accepted the plea agreement but added 10 years consecutive to the 100-year sentence as a weapon enhancement sentence. Petersen appealed the enhanced sentence. Before appellate briefing began, Petersen moved for and we granted a stay and remanded the case to allow Petersen to file a motion to withdraw his plea. On remand, the District Court withdrew the…