State v. Johnson
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The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the district court imposing sentencing conditions limiting Defendant's ability to access the internet or possess certain electronic devices, holding that three conditions were overly broad.
Defendant pled guilty to one count of sexual intercourse without consent for communicating with the victim through text messaging and Snapchat. The district court sentenced Defendant to a twelve year term of incarceration and imposed the conditions at issue on appeal regarding technology use. The Supreme Court reversed the district court's imposition of the three challenged conditions, holding that, in their current incarceration, the conditions failed to consider the multiple legitimate purposes for internet usage, but that, as modified by the Court, the conditions provided Defendant the change to rehabilitate outside of the prison setting and the community protection from future criminal activity.
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