FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, March 24, 2008
GERALD LITTLEHEAD RE-SENTENCED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on March 20, 2008, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, GERALD LITTLEHEAD, a 25-year-old resident of Wolf Point, appeared for re-sentencing. LITTLEHEAD was sentenced to a term of:
- Prison: 120 months
- Special Assessment: $100
- Restitution: $6,099.99
- Supervised Release: 3 years
LITTLEHEAD was re-sentenced after having been found guilty during a 2-day trial of voluntary manslaughter. His original sentence was appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The sentence was reversed and remanded back to U.S. District Court for re-sentencing.
Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that LITTLEHEAD will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, LITTLEHEAD does have the opportunity to earn a sentence reduction for "good behavior." However, this reduction will not exceed 15% of the overall sentence.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph E. Thaggard prosecuted the case for the United States.
The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
