State v. Cleveland

¶1 Justin Allen Cleveland appeals the judgment of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, sentencing him to a three-year suspended sentence, a fine, and participation in Adult Impaired Driving Court upon his guilty pleas to felony criminal endangerment, driving under the influence of alcohol, and operating a motor vehicle as a habitual traffic offender. We affirm.

¶2 The issues on appeal are as follows:

1. Whether Cleveland’s felony criminal endangerment charge qualified as an exception to the prior felony conviction rule, allowing him to receive a deferred sentence.

2.…