Legal Opinion

State v. Brooks

Montana Supreme Court

Decided November 20, 2012No. DA 11-0585PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wheat

¶1 Shawn Michael Brooks (Brooks) appeals from the judgment of the District Court for the Thirteenth Judicial District, Yellowstone County, sentencing him to a four-year suspended commitment to the Department of Corrections (DOC) and imposing a number of sentencing conditions. Specifically, Brooks appeals the sentencing requirement that he register as a violent offender. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶2 On February 25, 2011, Brooks was charged with felony arson for setting fire to a car and two dumpsters in Billings, Montana. Brooks and the State entered into a plea agreement in…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Griffin v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. United States v. KnightsSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  3. State v. MountMontana Supreme Court · 2003
  4. State v. BurnsMontana Supreme Court · 1992
  5. State v. MoodyMontana Supreme Court · 2006

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