State v. Strand

Appellant Dennis Strand (Strand) appeals from the final judgment and order of the Eleventh Judicial District Court, Flathead County. The District Court accepted Strand’s conditional plea of guilty to the charge of driving under the influence of alcohol and sentenced him to 60 days in jail, all but one suspended, upon certain conditions, including his payment of a $350 fine. We reverse and remand.

Strand raises two issues on appeal. We determine that issue 1 is dispositive and, therefore, we need not address issue 2. Therefore, we address whether Strand’s due process rights were violated when…