Smith v. State

OPINION

MAY, Judge.

Michael L. Smith pled guilty to auto theft, institutional criminal mischief, and arson. 1 He received a seven-year sentence, with three years suspended to probation. Smith raises three issues on appeal, which we restate as:

1. Whether the trial court should have considered certain mitigating circumstances Smith offered;

2. Whether the sentence was inappropriate in light of Smith's character and the nature of the offense; and

3. Whether the trial court may require as a condition of probation that a probationer undergo polygraph examinations, with the condition that positive…