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Facts

• The Defendant was on probation when he was arrested and subsequently faced a motion to revoke his probation. The adjudicatory hearing for this motion occurred more than one hundred days after his arrest, leading to the Defendant's assertion that the delay prejudiced him. During the period from his arrest to the adjudicatory hearing, the Defendant was incarcerated for ninety-one days and, upon release, was subjected to conditions that he claimed were burdensome, including a requirement to stay within a specific judicial district without prior court permission, which financially and logistically burdened him.

Procedural History

• Appeal from the District Court of Curry County, Fred Van Soelen, District Judge: The district court denied the Defendant's motion to dismiss the State's motion to revoke his probation and found the Defendant guilty of four probation violations.

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that the district court erred in denying his motion to dismiss the State’s motion to revoke his probation due to the adjudicatory hearing being held more than one hundred days after his arrest, claiming the delay prejudiced him. Additionally, contended that the district court violated his due process rights by permitting hearsay testimony regarding his change of address and that upon revocation of his probation, the district court imposed an illegal sentence.
• Plaintiff-Appellee (State): Argued in support of the district court's decisions, including the denial of the Defendant's motion to dismiss and the admission of hearsay testimony. The State also initially contested the Defendant's claim regarding the imposition of an illegal sentence but ultimately agreed with the Court's proposed disposition on this matter.

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in denying the Defendant's motion to dismiss the State’s motion to revoke his probation due to the adjudicatory hearing being held more than one hundred days after his arrest.
• Whether the district court violated the Defendant's due process rights by permitting hearsay testimony regarding his change of address.
• Whether the district court imposed an illegal sentence upon the revocation of the Defendant's probation.

Disposition

• Affirmed the district court's denial of the Defendant's motion to dismiss the State’s motion to revoke his probation and the decision regarding the admission of hearsay testimony.
• Reversed the district court's decision on the imposition of an illegal sentence upon the revocation of the Defendant's probation and remanded for correction of the sentence.

Reasons

• GARCIA, Judge (SUTIN and KENNEDY, Judges concurring):
  The Court found that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the Defendant's motion to dismiss the State’s motion to revoke his probation, despite the hearing being held beyond the one hundred-day limit, as the Defendant failed to demonstrate prejudice from the delay (paras 2-6).
  Regarding the Defendant's due process rights and the admission of hearsay testimony, the Court concluded that the hearsay evidence had probative value and its admission did not prejudice the Defendant, especially considering the district court found four separate violations (paras 7-10).
  On the issue of the illegal sentence, the Court agreed with both parties that the district court had imposed an illegal sentence upon revocation of the Defendant's probation. The Court calculated the remaining balance of the Defendant's original sentence and determined that a correction was necessary, leading to the reversal of the district court's order on this issue and remand for correction of the sentence (para 11).
  The Defendant's claim that the district court violated his due process rights by acting as both judge and prosecutor was not properly before the Court, and the Defendant affirmatively abandoned this issue on appeal (para 12).