State v. Alexander

Leben, J.:

Brent Tyrell Alexander claims that the State waived its right to send him to jail after he violated his felony probation because the State took 2 years to find and arrest him. Alexander is right that due-process considerations require that the State act without unreasonable delay in such cases, and he’s also right that the State’s attempts to find him fell short of perfection. But the State does not waive its rights to prosecute a probation violation merely because its efforts are imperfect so long as those efforts are reasonable. We agree with the district court here that the State…