City of Bellevue v. Hard

Thomas Hard was found guilty of driving while intoxicated. The district court deferred sentencing upon condition that Hard serve five days in jail and pay a fine. When Hard violated the conditions of his probation, his deferred sentence was revoked, and he was ordered to serve 365 days in jail, with 335 days suspended. Hard argues, and the superior court agreed, that a statute prohibited the district court from ordering him to serve more than the five days in jail the court had initially ordered. The statute Hard relies upon appears to prohibit courts from imposing a sentence greater than the…