Whether proceedings of the Sentence Review Division of the Montana Supreme Court are part of the 'direct review' process under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)(a)

QUESTION PRESENTED The issue is whether proceedings of the Sentence Review Division of the Montana Supreme Court are a part of the “direct review” process under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)(a) that delays the start of the running of the statute of limitations when defendants cannot raise an equitable challenge to their sentences on direct appeal, but must instead file an application for review of sentence with the Montana Sentence Review Division. 1