State v. Lesmeister

PEDERSON, Justice.

Lesmeister entered a plea of guilty to a charge of theft of services (§ 12.1-23-03, NDCC) on May 30,1978. He was sentenced to one year in county jail and assessed costs of $291.00. The court suspended 335 days of the jail term on condition, inter alia, that Lesmeister (1) “enter and complete satisfactorily an alcohol rehabilitation program,” and (2) “make payment of costs at $50.00 per month beginning one (1) month after completion of this treatment.”

On November 2, 1978, the trial court issued an order to show cause why the suspended sentence should not be revoked because…