{"id":112587,"date":"2021-04-16T11:47:25","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T15:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=112587"},"modified":"2021-04-16T11:50:10","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T15:50:10","slug":"montana-rejects-punishment-for-stolen-valor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=112587","title":{"rendered":"Montana Rejects Punishment for Stolen Valor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Several recent news articles state that a Montana judge has been overruled for requiring two men accused of Stolen Valor to participate in activities that were ultimately overruled by the Montana Supreme Court.\u00a0 The American Civil Liberties Union of Montana had called the conditions degrading and unconstitutional.<\/p>\n

Montana Supreme Court rejects part of “stolen valor” sentencing for two men<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

By:<\/span>\u00a0Colter Anstaett<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Posted at<\/span> 6:02 PM, Apr 15, 2021<\/p>\n

GREAT FALLS \u2014 Greg Pinski, a former District Court judge in Great Falls, is sharing his reaction to the Montana Supreme Court\u2019s decision to overturn a punishment he ordered for two men who lied<\/u> about being military veterans.<\/div>\n
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In 2019, Ryan Morris and Troy Nelson lied to Pinski about being veterans in an effort to get lesser sentences for crimes they committed and subsequently be enrolled in Veterans Treatment Court.<\/div>\n
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Pinski ordered the men to do a number of things, including to stand at the Montana Veterans Memorial every Memorial Day while they\u2019re under court supervision and wear a sign saying they lied and dishonored veterans.<\/div>\n
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Pinski told MTN News on Thursday: “I was disappointed that the Attorney General’s Office didn’t fight to keep this parole and probation condition in place. There was legal support for it.<\/div>\n
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He said he would not hesitate to make the same order again.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Montana High Court Cancels Condition on Stolen Valor Case<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, April 15, 2021<\/p>\n

GREAT FALLS \u2014 A former judge improperly punished two men who lied about their military service in court, the Montana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Former Montana Eighth District Court Judge Greg Pinski had forced Ryan Patrick Morris and Troy Allan Nelson in 2019 to conduct a series of acts of apology in order to be eligible for parole.<\/p>\n

In order for both to be eligible for parole, Pinski had mandated that every year during the three-year suspended sentences both men received, the two had to stand at the Montana Veterans Memorial for eight hours on each Memorial and Veterans Day wearing a sign that reads, \u201cI am a liar. I am not a veteran. I stole valor. I have dishonored all veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n

The state high court struck down the sentencing condition on Wednesday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Apparently, their dignity must be preserved over that of the veterans that actually had<\/em> military service.<\/p>\n

Here is the punishment that was handed out.<\/p>\n

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