Pugh v. State

SULLIVAN, Justice.

The Court of Appeals held that the trial court lacked authority to order less than the entire amount of the sentence originally suspended when it revoked Defendant Sandy Diane Pugh's probation. Following our opinion in Stephens v. State, we hold that when a trial court revokes a defendant's probation, it may order less than the entire amount of the sentence originally suspended.

On August 28, 2000, Defendant Sandy Diane Pugh pled guilty to public intoxication, resisting law enforcement, and escape. The trial court sentenced Defendant to five years imprisonment and ordered…