State v. Jones

Defendant pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary in the second degree in September, 1974. At the sentencing hearing, the trial court suspended imposition of sentence and placed the defendant on five years’ probation. In December, 1977, a probation revocation hearing was held in which the court revoked defendant’s probation and sentenced him to a term of five years’ imprisonment. No presentence report was ever prepared on the defendant; however, defendant’s probation officer did testify at the probation revocation hearing regarding the defendant’s behavior during his probation.

On appeal,…