Jones v. State

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Appellant, Starla Jones, pleaded guilty to the offense of theft by deception, a Class C felony. At the time the offense was committed, in October 1986, the applicable statute authorized the trial court to sentence a defendant to a fine and suspend imposition of sentence as to imprisonment. Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-803(4) (Supp. 1985) [Now codified at Ark. Code Ann. § 5-4-104 (Supp. 1987)]. The trial court ordered the appellant to pay a $750.00 fine and, in addition, withheld imposition of sentence as to imprisonment for five years. Restitution and costs were additionally…