State v. Williams

Appellant Jeremiah Williams contends the district court unlawfully conditioned his misdemeanant probation on requirements to abstain from alcohol and drugs and to get alcohol treatment. We hold that conditions of misdemeanant probation are not subject to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981’s requirement that the terms of community supervision be crime-related. Imposing alcohol and drug conditions does not violate statutes defining the jurisdiction and authority of the district court. The district court’s practice of ratifying terms written up by probation officers does not violate due process…