Slavin v. State

¶1 Lenorse L. Slavin petitioned the Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Gallatin County, for postconviction relief. The District Court denied the petition and Slavin appeals. We affirm.

¶2 We restate the issue as whether the District Court erred in denying Slavin’s petition for postconviction relief.

BACKGROUND

¶3 Slavin pled guilty to, and was convicted of, partner or family member assault (PFMA) in 1992 and 1993. In August of 2001, he pled guilty to a third PFMA charge, which was a felony because of his two prior convictions. See § 45-5-206(3)(a)(iv), MCA. The District Court imposed sentence…