Legal Opinion
State v. Rozell R. Cook
Montana Supreme Court
Decided February 14, 2012No. DA 11-0058PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice McGRATH
¶1 In 1999, Rozell Roland Cook (Cook) pled guilty via an Alford,1 plea to two charges of felony sexual assault in violation of §45-5-502, MCA. He was sentenced to the Department of Corrections (DOC) for two concurrent, 20-year terms with ten years suspended. He was classified as a tier III sexual offender, and his sentence imposed numerous conditions on the suspended portion related to this classification.
¶2 The State moved to revoke the suspended portion of Cook’s sentence on June 17, 20104wo days before he was scheduled to be released from custody. The District Court of the Eighth Judicial…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- State v. EgelhoffMontana Supreme Court · 1995
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