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Facts

• The Defendant was on probation when a violation report was drafted, leading to her arrest and subsequent release with an order to report to probation. Failure to report resulted in a new petition for revocation and a bench warrant, culminating in her arrest over two years later. The district court denied her presentence confinement credit, deeming her a fugitive during the period she was unaccounted for before her arrest (paras 2, 4).

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Contends that the district court erred in denying her presentence confinement credit based on fugitive status, arguing that the State failed to prove she was a fugitive by not showing unsuccessful attempts to serve the warrant or that such attempts would have been futile (para 3).
• Plaintiff-Appellee: Maintains that the denial of presentence confinement credit was justified, arguing on the grounds of futility due to the Defendant's history of noncompliance and the invalidity of her last known address. The State also referenced a probation officer's comments at a hearing, which did not directly address fugitive status but was used to support their position (paras 8-9).

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in denying the Defendant presentence confinement credit based on fugitive status.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s denial of presentence confinement credit and remanded for resentencing (para 10).

Reasons

• Judges Jane B. Yohalem, Megan P. Duffy, and Shammara H. Henderson unanimously found that the State did not meet its burden to establish the Defendant as a fugitive for the purposes of denying her presentence confinement credit. The State failed to provide evidence that the warrant was entered into the NCIC database or that reasonable efforts were made to serve the warrant. The court highlighted the lack of evidence regarding the NCIC and the State's reliance on the Defendant's history of noncompliance and invalid last known address as insufficient to prove futility in serving the warrant. The appellate court concluded that the district court's ruling was not supported by the necessary evidence, leading to the reversal of the decision and remand for resentencing (paras 4-10).