State v. Kennedy

After finding Chad T. Kennedy had violated his post-release supervision, the district court terminated it "unsatisfactorily." The State appeals, claiming this resulted in an excessively lenient sentence that was not authorized by law. We vacate the district court's order and remand the cause for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

FACTS

Kennedy was charged in the Sarpy County District Court with one count of operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest (Class IV felony) 1 and one count of willful reckless driving (Class III misdemeanor). On February 9, 2017, he pled guilty to an…