Burns v. State

Thomas D. Burns appeals his sentence and the condition of probation prohibiting him from visiting bars.

Burns entered a guilty plea to a number of charges of obtaining property in return for worthless checks and pled no contest to a charge of grand theft. On the grand theft charge, the court imposed a sentence of three years in prison to be suspended after eighteen months. On the worthless check charges, the trial court placed Burns on probation for five years on each charge to run concurrent with each other and with the grand theft charge.

Burns raises three points on appeal. He first argues…