Legal Opinion
State v. Kirkbride
Montana Supreme Court
Decided May 21, 2008No. DA 07-0431PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DISTRICT COURT JUDGE TODD, sitting for JUSTICE LEAPHART,
delivered the Opinion of the Court.
¶1 Travis W. Kirkbride (hereafter Kirkbride) appeals from his sentence in the District Court for the First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark County, on charges of deliberate homicide under § 45-5-102(l)(a), MCA. Kirkbride was sentenced to life in prison, with no parole eligibility for fifty-five (55) years. We affirm.
¶2 We restate the issues on appeal as follows:
¶3 1. Did the District Court err when it relied on a “need for retribution” as a factor in sentencing Kirkbride?
¶4 2. Did the District Court…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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