State v. G. Hansen

¶1 Appellant Gary Hansen appeals from the imposition of sentence following his plea of no contest 1 to sexual assault, in the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County. We reverse and remand for further proceedings, addressing the following issue:

Did the District Court err by accepting Defendant’s no contest plea to the charge of sexual assault, and imposing a sentence based upon that plea?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶2 The State originally charged Hansen with four counts of felony incest, in violation of § 45-5-507(5), MCA, based on allegations that Hansen had sexually abused his…