Asfaha v. State

OPINION

BLATZ, Chief Justice.

Appellant Fithi Chernet Asfaha, a juvenile, was certified as an adult, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault, and received a 98-month sentence. The sentence was stayed and he was placed on probation. As one of his probation conditions, the district court ordered Asfaha to successfully complete treatment at a residential treatment facility. Subsequently, Asfaha violated his probation and the court executed his 98-month sentence. Concluding that placement at the residential treatment facility was functionally equivalent to placement at a juvenile correctional…