State v. Battle

Pierron, J.:

In 2013, Andre K. Battle was convicted in separate cases of possession of cocaine and three counts of burglary. On February 25, 2014, he received a controlling sentence of 11 months’ incarceration for the burglary convictions and a consecutive sentence of 28 months’ incarceration for possession of cocaine. Battle was given presumptive probation for the burglary convictions and had a border box classification for the drug conviction. The district court granted probation in both cases for a period of 18 months. Battle struggled with the conditions of his probation from the outset.

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