Jackson v. State

Defendant-appellant was informed against for (1) buying, receiving, or concealing stolen property and (2) uttering a forged instrument, tried by jury, found guilty of both counts and sentenced to serve eleven months in the county jail on each count (to run concurrently) followed by a period of three years probation. Defendant appeals the sentences entered upon the guilty verdicts.

The instant charges arose when the defendant presented a stolen check to the manager of a grocery store for cashing.

*137 We find the sentence improper in two respects. First, as in the case sub jud-ice where the…