Title: State v. Everett
Citation: 2010 ND 129, 785 N.W.2d 262
Docket Number: 20090386
State: north-dakota
Issuer: north-dakota Supreme Court
Date: July 13, 2010

Filed July 13, 2010IN THE SUPREME COURTSTATE OF NORTH DAKOTA2010 ND 129 State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appelleev. James Michael Everett, Defendant and Appellant No. 20090386 Appeal from the District Court of Grand Forks County, Northeast Central Judicial District, the Honorable Lawrence E. Jahnke, Judge.AFFIRMED.Per Curiam.Peter D. Welte, State's Attorney, and Sean B. Kasson, third-year law student, P.O. Box 5607, Grand Forks, N.D. 58206-5607, for plaintiff and appellee; submitted on brief.Kent M. Morrow, P.O. Box 2155, Bismarck, N.D. 58502-2155, for defendant and appellant; submitted on brief. State v. EverettNo. 20090386 Per Curiam. [1] James Michael Everett appeals from an order revoking his probation and resentencing him to five year's incarceration with one year suspended. On appeal, Everett argues the trial court abused its discretion by revoking his probation. He argues the trial court should have made findings that incarceration was necessary under ABA Standards Relating to Probation, 5.1(a). Everett is requesting this Court to review his sentence in the context of whether he should have received probation or incarceration. Appellate review of a sentence focuses only on whether the trial court "acted within the limits prescribed by statute, or substantially relied on an impermissible factor." State v. Wardner, 2006 ND 256, 27, 725 N.W.2d 215; see State v. Ennis, 464 N.W.2d 378, 382 (N.D. 1990) ("On appeal of a claim that a sentence is excessive or incorrect, this court has no power to review the discretion of a sentencing court in fixing a term of imprisonment within the range authorized by statue."). Because the trial court had the discretion to sentence Everett to incarceration and nothing in the record indicates the trial court relied on impermissible sentencing factors, we affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1 (a)(4) and (7). [2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.Mary Muehlen MaringDaniel J. CrothersDale V. SandstromCarol Ronning Kapsner