State v. Ehli

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Edward Ehli appealed from a district court order vacating the court’s earlier order amending the conditions of Ehli’s probation. We conclude the procedure employed violated N.D.R.Ct. 3.2(a) and Ehli’s due process rights, and we vacate the court’s order.

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[¶ 2] In 1999, Ehli was charged with sexually abusing his girlfriend’s seven-year-old daughter. Ehli pled guilty to the offense of continuous sexual abuse of a child in violation of N.D.C.C. § 12.1-20-03.1 and was sentenced to twelve years in prison, with seven years suspended. During the period of suspension, Ehli…