State v. Robinson

OPINION

Newell, J.,

delivered the opinion of the unanimous Court. ,

Does a court of appeals have subject-matter jurisdiction to entertain a State’s appeal from a trial court’s grant of shock probation? If ■ so, does the pendency of that State’s appeal deprive the trial court of subject-matter jurisdiction to consider a motion for shock probation after the mandate has issued on that appeal? Yes and no. The State may appeal a grant of shock probation, but that appeal stays the proceedings in the trial court. Given the stay in the proceedings, the trial court’s October 21,2013 order placing…