Brown v. State

Appellant was convicted of robbery in 1986 and received a “true” split sentence: Tk years incarceration suspended after 5V2 years with probation to completion of the sentence. Upon release, appellant violated probation. The court revoked probation and imposed a new “true” split sentence: 15 years incarceration suspended after 7 years with defendant then placed on probation.

Appellant correctly argues that the trial court erred in sentencing him to 15 years after probation was revoked. Because appellant initially received a true split sentence totalling 7¾⅛ years, upon re-sentencing after a…