State v. Redding

Defendant Janet Redding appeals a sentence imposed in Lake County District Court, Fourth Judicial District for felony theft. We remand to the District Court for resentencing.

Defendant took an automobile in Poison, which she found with the keys in the ignition, and drove it to Oregon, where she was arrested for speeding and for driving a stolen car.

She waived extradition to Montana. Her court-appointed attorney entered into a plea bargain with the State by which she was to plead guilty and the county attorney would recommend a three-year suspended sentence with conditions. At the time the…