State v. Jackson

On December 15, 1986, the defendant, Josette Jackson, pled no contest and was found guilty of petty theft by the Massillon Municipal Court. She was sentenced to thirty days in the Stark County Jail and fined $100; twenty-seven days of the sentence were suspended on conditions, including the condition that she not be convicted of any additional theft offenses for one year.

Eighteen months later, June 15, 1988, defendant appeared in the Mas-sillon Municipal Court on an unrelated case. At the conclusion of those proceedings, the court held a “revocation/contempt” hearing. Thereupon, the court…