Jefferson v. State

Richard L. Mays, Justice.

In September of 1978, following appellant’s negotiated plea of guilty to charges of burglary and theft of property, the trial court sentenced appellant by pronouncing a seven year sentence, suspending execution and placing appellant on probation for five years. Within eleven months of this sentence, appellant was again charged and convicted of burglary. For this burglary, the trial court imposed a seven year sentence, revoked appellant’s suspended and probated sentence, and imposed an additional seven year sentence, the sentences to run concurrently. On appeal,…