Legal Opinion

Mathis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided June 20, 1978Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DUNCAN, Judge.

The appellant, Joseph B. Mathis, contests the ruling of the trial judge in revoking his probationary sentence. We find no error and affirm the judgment.

On July 19, 1973, after entering a plea of guilty to the offense of concealing stolen property over the value of $100.00, the appellant was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 3 years nor more than 3 years.

On October 2, 1973, the appellant’s petition for a suspended sentence was granted, and the trial judge’s order provided in part that the appellant’s probation was “conditioned on defendant’s good…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Allen v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1974
  2. McGuire v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1956
  3. Hill v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1957

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