State v. Gronlie

ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.

Two questions have been certified to this court. The trial court has answered the first question No and the second question Y es. The questions follow:

“1) Does the District Court, the sentencing Court, retain jurisdiction in an instance where a Defendant has been sentenced to the State Farm for the purpose of modification, vacation, or suspension of the original sentence ?

“2) Does the State Parole Board have jurisdiction to hear or grant parole to persons who have been sentenced to the State Farm?”

For purposes of background, we quote the pertinent parts of the trial…