Hall v. State

The appellant, Ronald Lewis Hall, pleaded guilty to robbery in the third degree and was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment. The trial court ordered that the sentence be split: the appellant was to serve two years in the penitentiary and he was placed on probation for a period of five years. Thereafter, the trial court was advised by the Lee County Probation Officer that the appellant was in violation of his probation. The appellant was arrested and a probation revocation hearing was held, wherein evidence was introduced that the appellant had tested positive for cocaine on two different…