Sparks v. State

MERRILL, Justice.

Petitioner pleaded guilty to assault and battery in two cases and was fined five dollars and costs and sentenced to 180 days in each case. He applied for and received probation, and the probation was later revoked. He appealed from this order to the Court of Appeals. That court held that an appeal did lie from an order revoking probation, but affirmed because there were no assignments of error. Review was sought here by certiorari.

The main part of the opinion of the Court of Appeals deals with whether an appeal will lie from an order revoking probation. This point was decided…