State v. Dana

The State appeals the Superior Court's order amending Gary Dana's sentence to allow him to attend welding classes at a community college. We affirm.

In 1987, Mr. Dana was found guilty of extortion in the first degree. He was sentenced to 6 months' confinement, with 30 of those days to be converted to 240 hours of community service at the direction of his probation officer. He appealed; his conviction was affirmed and the case mandated to Grant County on March 1, 1989. The Grant County Superior Court ordered Mr. Dana to begin serving his sentence in the county jail on July 1, 1989.

On September…