Leeth v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “(a) A court may enter judgment of conviction as a Class D felony with the express provision that the conviction will be converted to a conviction as a Class A misdemeanor within three (8) years if the person fulfills certain conditions. A court may enter a judgment of conviction as a Class A misdemeanor only if the person pleads guilty to a Class D felony that qualifies for consideration as a Class A misdemeanor under IC 35-50-2-7, 1 and the following conditions are met: (1) The prosecuting attorney consents. (2) The person agrees to the conditions set by the court. (b) For a judgment of conviction to be entered under subsection (a), the court, the prosecuting attorney, and the person must all agree to the conditions set by the court under subsection (a). {c) The court is not required to convert a judgment of conviction entered as a Class D felony to a Class A misdemeanor if, after a hearing, the court finds: (1) the person has violated a condition set by the court under subsection (a); or (2) the period that the conditions set by the court under subsection (a) are in effect expires before the person successfully completes each condition. However, the court may not convert a judgment of conviction entered as Class D felony to a Class A misdemeanor if the person commits a new offense before the conditions set by the court under subsection (a) expire. (d) The court shall enter judgment of conviction as a Class A misdemeanor if the person fulfills the conditions set by the court”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Recker v. State

2. “Where the language of the statute is clear and unambiguous, there is nothing to construe; however where the language is susceptible to more than one interpretation, the statute must be construed to give effect to the legislature's intent.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Recker v. State