Prewitt v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

The question here is whether the provisions of the Indiana Code governing probation violations permit a trial judge to order execution of one portion of a previously suspended sentence and continuation of another portion as probation under modified terms. We hold that such a disposition is within a court’s statutory authority. The appropriate standard to apply when reviewing a sentence imposed for a probation violation is abuse of discretion.

Facts and Procedural History

In January 2001, Russell Prewitt was convicted of attempted possession of cocaine. The court sentenced…