People v. Twist

OPINION OF THE COURT

Stephen D. Aronson, J.

In a case of first impression, it is held that where a defendant is sentenced to a conditional discharge and is ordered, both orally and in writing, to comply with ignition interlock device (IID) requirements, and the monitor notifies the court of an IID violation, the sentencing court retains jurisdiction to deal with the IID violation regardless of whether the oral and written conditional discharge orders spell out the prohibited conduct.

On July 13, 2016, the defendant pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a misdemeanor of driving while intoxicated in…