State v. Hammer
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Defendant was charged with criminal possession of dangerous drugs with intent to distribute and was appointed counsel. A jury subsequently found Defendant guilty of criminal possession with intent to distribute. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the district court's pre-trial inquiry into Defendant's complaint about his counsel was adequate, and the court did not abuse its discretion by declining to further consider Defendant's complaints in a hearing; (2) the district court did not err in denying Defendant's motion for a new trial; and (3) the case was remanded so that the district court may conform the written judgment to the oral pronouncement of sentence, which conditioned any assessment of fees upon Defendant's future ability to obtain work if released on parole.
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