State v. Fetner
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The Supreme Court vacated the judgment of the district court sentencing Defendant to consecutive sentences of incarceration in connection with his plea of guilty to possession of a controlled substance, third or subsequent offense, and driving while barred, holding that the district court improperly speculated that Defendant was working under the influence.
The district court accepted Defendant's guilty pleas and proceeded to a sentencing hearing. The district court sentenced Defendant to consecutive sentences of incarceration not to exceed two years for both charges after noting that it was not safe for Defendant to be working in a day care center if he was under the influence. The court of appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court vacated the sentence, holding that the district court's speculation about Defendant working under the influence was improper based on the information it had before it.
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