Bumbalough v. State

OPINION

SHARPNACK, Judge.

Jess James Bumbalough appeals from the revocation of his probation. He raises one issue, which we revise and restate as whether the trial court properly determined that Bumbalough’s decision to proceed without counsel at his revocation of probation hearing was voluntary, knowing, and intelligent. We reverse and remand. 1

The relevant facts follow. On March 14, 2006, Bumbalough pleaded guilty to theft as a class D felony. The trial court sentenced him to eighteen months in the Indiana Department of Correction, with six months of electronic home detention and twelve…