Cruitt v. State

On September 16, 1997, the appellant, Keith Cruitt, pled guilty to second-degree unlawful possession of a forged instrument in case CC-97-1801. The trial court sentenced him, as a habitual offender, to serve a term of fifteen years in prison, but split the sentence and ordered him to serve one year followed by five years on supervised probation. On May 19, 1998, the appellant pled guilty to second-degree theft of property in case CC-98-179. The trial court sentenced him, as a habitual offender, to serve a term of fifteen years in prison, but split the sentence and ordered him to serve four…