Aker v. Attorney General of the State of Montana

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA HELENA DIVISION JIMMIE LEE AKER, Cause No. CV 17-86-H-JTJ Petitioner, vs. ORDER MICHAEL FLETCHER; ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF MONTANA, Respondents. This case comes before the Court on Petitioner Jimmie Lee Aker’s application for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. A jury convicted Aker of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl by inserting his fingers in her vagina. He is serving a mandatory sentence of 100 years in prison. Fifty of those years were suspended. Aker must serve 25 years before he is eligible for…