In re the Postsentence Review of Leach

¶1 We must decide whether a court can sentence an offender to community custody for attempted second degree assault of a child. Yulanda Leach was sentenced to about 2 years in prison and between 9 and 18 months’ community custody for attempting to assault her 12-year-old son. The Department of Corrections claims Leach cannot be placed on community custody because the statute authorizing community custody refers to “any crime against persons” and attempted assault is not listed as a “Crime Against Persons.” The State claims it would create absurd results if we do not consider “attempted…