State v. Huckey

Hill, J.:

After hearing that probationer Randy L. Huckey had not reported to his supervisor for more than 2 months, the district court ruled Huckey was an absconder and declined to impose any intermediate sanctions as required by law when it revoked his probation. By legislative directive, intermediate sanctions are now the norm and the court must impose them unless the probationer has committed a new crime or absconded from supervision. The court may bypass the sanctions altogether if the court makes specific findings that public safety or the probationer’s own needs compel their avoidance.…