Legal Opinion

State v. Kirkland

Montana Supreme Court

Decided April 1, 2008No. DA 06-0749PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Gray

¶1 Duane Eugene Kirkland (Kirkland) appeals from the judgment entered by the Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Ravalli County, on its order revoking Kirkland’s deferred imposition of sentences for his convictions on two counts of felony issuing a bad check and imposing suspended sentences. We affirm.

¶2 The issue on appeal is whether the District Court imposed an illegal sentence when it ordered Kirkland to pay the costs of his court-appointed counsel incurred during the revocation proceedings.

BACKGROUND

¶3 In February of 2006, Kirkland pled guilty to two counts of felony issuing a bad…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. LenihanMontana Supreme Court · 1979
  2. State v. KotwickiMontana Supreme Court · 2007
  3. State v. HendricksMontana Supreme Court · 2003
  4. State v. HubbelMontana Supreme Court · 2001
  5. State v. HirtMontana Supreme Court · 2005

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. ParkMontana Supreme Court · 2008
  2. State v. ClarkMontana Supreme Court · 2008
  3. State v. ClarkMontana Supreme Court · 2008
  4. State v. ParkMontana Supreme Court · 2008

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