State v. Coucil

Dwyer, A.C.J.

¶1 Nikeemia Coucil was arrested and charged with felony harassment after threatening to kill Paul Carlson. Released on bail, Coucil failed to appear at a hearing on the charge. He was eventually rearrested, tried, and convicted of a lesser-included charge of misdemeanor harassment. He was also charged with and convicted of bail jumping. On appeal, Coucil contends that because he was convicted of misdemeanor (rather than felony) harassment, *133his bail jumping conviction should have been sentenced as a misdemeanor. We disagree. Because bail jumping is classified for sentencing…