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Facts

• The Defendant was on probation and appealed the revocation of her probation by the district court. The revocation was based on the Defendant's pattern of completing only one aspect of the probation program at a time, often only after warrants had been issued for her arrest, and her ultimate failure to fulfill the counseling requirement of her probation.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Appellant (Defendant): Argued that the district court abused its discretion by revoking her probation, suggesting that lesser sanctions would have been more appropriate (paras 3-4).
• Appellee (State): [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court abused its discretion by revoking the Defendant's probation.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the district court to revoke the Defendant's probation.

Reasons

• Per M. Monica Zamora, J. (James J. Wechsler, J., and Roderick T. Kennedy, J., concurring): The Court found that the district court did not abuse its discretion in revoking the Defendant's probation. This decision was based on the Defendant's pattern of only partially complying with the probation program requirements and only under the threat of arrest, coupled with her failure to complete the counseling requirement. The Court highlighted that probation is a privilege, not a right, and the district court's decision to revoke probation was within its broad discretion when a probation violation is established. The Court remained unpersuaded by the Defendant's arguments for lesser sanctions and affirmed the revocation of probation for these reasons (paras 1-4).