State v. Haney

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnson, J.:

After being charged with numerous sex offenses involving his teenage stepdaughter, Charles Haney agreed to plead nolo contendere to one count each of aggravated sodomy and attempted aggravated sodomy. In exchange for the plea, the State dismissed the other charges and agreed to a sentencing recommendation that permitted Haney to seek a shorter prison term through a durational departure, but he could not seek probation. Although tire district court knew that the Board of Indigents’ Defense Services (BIDS) had approved Haney s request to fund…