State v. Russell

BYRNES, Judge.

Mark Russell appeals the revocation of his probation. Because a judgment revoking probation is not an appealable judgment, this appeal is treated as a petition for supervisory writs. State v. Manuel, 349 So.2d 882 (La. 1977); State v. Bradley, 445 So.2d 209 (La.App. 4th Cir.1984).

Originally, Russell entered a plea of guilty, and was sentenced to serve eighteen months at hard labor for possession of phencyclidine. The trial court suspended his sentence and placed Russell on active probation for eighteen months with the special condition that he pay $250.00 to the Criminal…