State v. Modtland

OPINION

BLATZ, Chief Justice.

Appellant Patrick James Modtland appeals from an unpublished decision by the court of appeals holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion when it revoked Modtland’s probation because Modtland did not object to the court’s failure to make two of the three findings required by State v. Austin, 295 N.W.2d 246, 250 (Minn.1980) and because the probation revocation hearing record contained sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the Austin factors had been satisfied. State v. Modtland, No. A04-17, 2004 WL 1774771 *1, *3 (Minn.App. Aug.10, 2004). We reverse.

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