State v. Williams

LANSING, Judge.

We are called upon to determine whether I.C. § 19-2601(4) authorizes a court to retain jurisdiction over a criminal defendant for an evaluation period following revocation of the offender’s probation, or whether that statute allows a court to retain jurisdiction only at the time the defendant is initially sentenced. We hold that a court is authorized to retain jurisdiction upon revocation of probation and commitment of the defendant to the custody of the Board of Correction (the Board), provided the court has not previously retained jurisdiction while the defendant was in the…