State v. Keutla
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Defendant Anouhak Keutla pled guilty to manufacturing a controlled substance. The district court granted Keutla a deferred judgment and placed her on supervised probation for two years. After a report of probation violations was filed, the district court revoked defendant's deferred judgment, entered an adjudication of guilt, imposed a five-year prison sentence, suspended the sentence, ordered probation, and imposed a fine. The court further ordered defendant to serve six months in jail for contempt. Defendant appealed, arguing that the district court did not have the authority both to revoke her deferred judgment and to find her in contempt. The court of appeals concluded that the district court exceeded its authority by both revoking defendant's deferred judgment and punishing her for contempt and remanded the case. The Supreme Court granted review. The Court agreed with the court of appeals, concluding that the entire sentence should be reversed and remanded to the district court for resentencing.
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