Court Opinion

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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

                                        Docket No. 45283

STATE OF IDAHO,                                  )   2018 Unpublished Opinion No. 442
                                                 )
       Plaintiff-Respondent,                     )   Filed: May 4, 2018
                                                 )
v.                                               )   Karel A. Lehrman, Clerk
                                                 )
KORY LEU ZIELKE,                                 )   THIS IS AN UNPUBLISHED
                                                 )   OPINION AND SHALL NOT
       Defendant-Appellant.                      )   BE CITED AS AUTHORITY
                                                 )

       Appeal from the District Court of the First Judicial District, State of Idaho,
       Kootenai County. Hon. Cynthia K.C. Meyer, District Judge.

       Appeal from order revoking probation, dismissed.

       Eric D. Fredericksen, State Appellate Public Defender; Justin M. Curtis, Deputy
       Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant.

       Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General; Lori A. Fleming, Deputy Attorney
       General, Boise, for respondent.
                 ________________________________________________

                        Before GUTIERREZ, Judge; HUSKEY, Judge;
                                  and LORELLO, Judge
                   ________________________________________________

PER CURIAM
       Kory Leu Zielke pleaded guilty to possession of forged notes, bank bills, or check. Idaho
Code § 18-3605.      The district court imposed a unified four-year sentence, with two years
determinate, suspended the sentence, and placed Zielke on probation. Zielke admitted to
violating the terms of his probation on two occasions and in each instance, the district court
granted Zielke credit for time served and continued his probation. Subsequently, Zielke admitted
to violating the terms of his probation a third time. The district court offered Zielke the option of
nine months of jail to complete his sentence or a retained jurisdiction. Zielke chose to serve nine
months of jail. The district court ordered Zielke to serve nine months of jail time. Upon Zielke’s
Idaho Criminal Rule 35 motion, the district court reduced Zielke’s sentence by two months. The

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district court also issued an order granting good time to Zielke for five days off of each month of
his sentence. Zielke has since served his jail sentence and been released. On appeal, mindful
that he “requested jail time and that he has been discharged from custody,” Zielke continues to
assert that the district court abused its discretion in revoking probation.
       A case becomes moot when the issues presented are no longer live or the defendant lacks
a legally cognizable interest in the outcome. Murphy v. Hunt, 455 U.S. 478, 481 (1982);
Bradshaw v. State, 120 Idaho 429, 432, 816 P.2d 986, 989 (1991). Even where a question is
moot, there are three exceptions to the mootness doctrine: (1) when there is the possibility of
collateral legal consequences imposed on the person raising the issue; (2) when the challenged
conduct is likely to evade judicial review and thus is capable of repetition; and (3) when an
otherwise moot issue raises concerns of substantial public interest. State v. Barclay, 149 Idaho 6,
8, 232 P.3d 327, 329 (2010). The only relief Zielke has requested on appeal cannot be granted
because Zielke has satisfied his sentence. Therefore, any judicial relief from this Court would
have no effect on either party. See id.
       Therefore, because he has served his sentence, Zielke’s appeal from the order revoking
probation is dismissed.

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