State v. Mitchell

A judgment and sentence must be definite and certain. But a precise term of community custody cannot be specified at sentencing when it is contingent on the amount of early release time the defendant may earn while incarcerated. Appellant Mitchell contends that a sentence must at least state the maximum potential period of earned early release in order to notify the defendant as to the potential maximum period of community custody. We hold a sentence need not include this information to be definite and certain, and reject Mitchell’s request to remand his sentence.

“Community custody” is a…