W. Aviles v. Capt. Kowalski ( 2023 )


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    03/07/2023
    IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
    Case Number: OP 23-0116
    OP 23-0116
    WAYNE ANTHONY AVILES,                                                   MAR 0 7 2923
    Bow- -n
    Clerk of Supreme Court
    Petitioner,                                               State of montane
    v.                                                           ORDER
    CAPTAIN JASON KOWALSKI,
    Respondent.
    Self-represented Petitioner Wayne Anthony Aviles has filed a Petition for Writ of
    Habeas Corpus, requesting full exoneration and expungement of charges from his record,
    his immediate release from prison, and a large amount of restitution. Aviles alleges illegal
    incarceration due to his "illegal sentence" because it is a five-year, unsuspended term to
    the Department of Corrections (DOC). Aviles contends that his sentence violates his right
    to be free from double jeopardy. He also lists at least fifteen claims, such as conflict of
    interest, ineffective assistance of counsel, and violations of other constitutional rights.
    Aviles includes 192 pages of attachments.        He is currently placed at the Missoula
    Assessment Sanction Center (MASC).
    On October 10, 2017, the Tenth Judicial District Court, Fergus County, sentenced
    Aviles for felony sexual intercourse without consent to the DOC for an unsuspended
    ten-year term. The District Court later amended the sentence on the State's motion, holding
    a hearing on January 4, 2018, and imposing a ten-year DOC term with five years
    suspended. Aviles did not appeal.
    In open court on May 24, 2022, the District Court revoked Aviles's suspended
    sentence because of violations. The court imposed a five-year, unsuspended term and
    awarded credit for time served as well as street time. Aviles did not appeal his sentence
    upon revocation.
    Upon review, Aviles's five-year unsuspended sentence is lawful and valid because
    it is a sentence upon revocation. Pursuant to § 46-18-203(7)(a)(iii), MCA, a sentencing
    court may revoke the suspension of the sentence and impose any term that is not longer
    than the original sentence. Upon revocation, Aviles received a five-year sentence, which
    is not longer than his original ten-year sentence with five years suspended. Section
    46-18-203(7)(a)(iii), MCA. Aviles's sentence does not violate the right to be free from
    double jeopardy. This Court has stated that "revocation of a suspended sentence based
    upon violations of probationary conditions and reinstatement of the      sentence does not
    violate a person's constitutional rights against double jeopardy[.]" State v. Dewitt, 
    2006 MT 302
    , ¶ 10, 
    334 Mont. 474
    , 
    149 P.3d 549
    .
    Aviles's other claims cannot be addressed through the remedy of habeas corpus.
    Section 46-22-101(1), MCA. His litany of claims would be more appropriately raised in
    direct appeal, and at this point, he is time-barred to challenge his conviction and sentence
    through an appeal. Section 46-22-101(2), MCA.
    Aviles retains the remedy of filing a petition for postconviction relief with the
    District Court. He may raise the claims concerning his counsel's representation through
    such a petition. See §§ 46-21-101 through 46-21-105, MCA. Under Montana law, Aviles
    is procedurally barred to challenge his sentence upon revocation through the remedy of
    habeas corpus. Section 46-22-101(2), MCA. Aviles is not entitled to his requests of
    exoneration, dismissal of charges, release, or restitution. Therefore,
    IT IS ORDERED that Aviles's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is DENIED and
    DISMISSED.
    The Clerk of the Supreme Court is directed to provide a copy of this Order to:
    Captain Kowalski, couQ.Wf record, and Wayne Anthony Aviles personally.
    DATED this 1—,      day of March, 2023.
    Chief Justice
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Document Info

Docket Number: OP 23-0116

Filed Date: 3/7/2023

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 3/8/2023