State v. Hanes

OPINION

GREER, Judge.

Appellant defendant was charged by information in 1985 with first degree burglary, kidnapping, and three counts of aggravated assault. In August, 1985, the defendant pled guilty to kidnapping and was placed on probation for seven years. After several alleged probation violations, the state petitioned to revoke probation in October, 1986. At that time, the defendant entered into a “probation violation plea agreement” in which he admitted the probation violations in exchange for the minimum sentence of 5.25 years. However, the trial court rejected this agreement.

Defendant…