Peltier v. State

BOYLE, Justice.

In this case involving the summary dismissal of a petition for post-conviction relief, we are called upon to determine whether Edward Peltier's rights were violated when the district court found that he had violated the terms of his probation and imposed a twenty-year sentence.

In post-conviction proceedings filed May 21, 1986, Peltier sought relief on the ground that the district court erroneously increased his original sentence from five years to twenty years following an alleged probation violation, and on various due process grounds alleging that his probation violation…