State v. Petroff

Defendant (Petroff) appeals from the sentence imposed by the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County. We affirm.

The issues before the Court are:

1. Did the District Court properly delineate its reasons for imposing sentence?

2. Did the District Court improperly rely on erroneous information in sentencing Petroff?

On October 14, 1983, an information was filed charging Petroff with two counts of felony bad check- writing. The first count charged the issuance of a $700 bad check; the second count charged the issuance of a $200 bad check as part of a common scheme. The record…