Rasmussen v. Munger

OPINION

ECKERSTROM, Judge.

¶ 1 Alex Rasmussen petitions this court for special action review of the respondent judge’s order denying his motion seeking release from jail. For the reasons that follow, we accept jurisdiction and grant relief.

¶ 2 Rasmussen pled guilty to two counts of arson of an occupied structure. The respondent judge suspended imposition of sentence and placed Rasmussen on consecutive, seven-year terms of probation. The respondent also ordered that, as a condition of probation, Rasmussen serve two consecutive, one-year jail terms. At the end of his first jail term, Rasmussen…