Turner v. State

PARRISH, Judge.

James R. Turner (Jim Turner) pled guilty to possession of cocaine, a Schedule I controlled substance. Following receipt of a presentence investigation report, imposition of sentence was suspended and Turner was placed on probation.

While on probation Turner was charged with a new offense of selling cocaine. Based upon the new charge, the state filed a motion in Turner’s original case seeking revocation of Turner’s probation.

Turner received a jury trial on the new charge. The trial was held before the same judge who had presided in Turner’s prior case and who, in the prior case,…