State v. Johnson

¶1 A jury found Ira Thomas Johnson guilty of assault with a weapon and not guilty of two counts of partner or family member assault. The Tenth Judicial District Court, Fergus County, sentenced Johnson and entered judgment. Johnson appeals from the sentence and we affirm.

¶2 The issue before us is whether the District Court violated constitutional prohibitions against cruel and unusual punishment in sentencing Johnson to 20 years’ imprisonment.

BACKGROUND

¶3 The State of Montana charged Ira Johnson by information with assault with a weapon and two counts of partner or family member assault. A…