Montana Supreme Court· 1/17/1984

State v. Farrell

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676 P.2d 168
207 Mont. 483
1984 Mont. LEXIS 789

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determining that despite state’s penological interests, there was a possible due process violation in subjecting a defendant to the maximum sentence because the defendant could not pay restitution
to impose longer suspended sentence because of defendant's indigency in order to extend time to pay restitution would violate due process and fundamental fairness
to impose longer suspended sentence because of defendant’s indigency in order to extend time to pay restitution would violate due process and fundamental fairness
court must “make meaningful inquiry” and “fully consider[]” defendant’s “financial resources and the burden that recoupment [of statutory costs] would impose”

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Judges: Gulbrandson, Sheehy, Haswell, Harrison, Weber, Sullivan, Morrison, Shea

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