State v. Nelson

Daniel Nelson pleaded guilty to the crime of grand larceny on October 26, 1970, and on April 12,1971, the court deferred imposition of sentence for 3 years. He was subsequently convicted of two counts of assault on September 29, 1975. On November 12, 1975, the court revoked the order deferring sentence and sentenced him on the grand larceny conviction. This took place 1 year and 7 months after the end of the 3-year probationary period.

The sole issue on review is whether, after a trial judge defers imposition of sentence and places the defendant on probation, the court loses authority to…