People v. Hotle

Opinion by

Judge J. JONES.

Defendant, Dana Ranald Hotle, appeals the district court’s order finding that his consent to extend probation and waiver of a hearing were valid. We affirm.

Defendant pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance, and the district court sentenced him to eighteen months of probation and forty-eight hours of community service. Two months before the expiration of his probationary period, the probation department prepared a motion to extend defendant’s probation for six months. The motion explained that defendant could benefit from the extension because he had…