State v. Thomas

Justice Jim Rice delivered the Opinion of the Court.

*778***285¶1 Michael Joe Thomas appeals his designation as a Persistent Felony Offender (PFO) for purposes of sentencing by the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, arguing the District Court lacked authority to sentence him under the 2015 PFO statute in effect at the time he committed his offense, and that he should have been sentenced under the 2017 amendments to the PFO statute. We affirm, and consider the following issue:

Did the District Court err by designating Thomas a PFO for ***286sentencing purposes pursuant to §…