Saldana v. State

OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

The conviction is for the sale of heroin; the punishment ten years imprisonment.

The appellant waived a jury and entered a plea of guilty before the court.

The sole ground presented for review is that the trial court erred in not granting the appellant’s motion for probation.

The record reflects that the trial court had reviewed a probation officer’s pre-sentence investigation report prior to sentencing the appellant.

When the trial is before the court, and a motion for probation is filed, the trial judge has the absolute and unreviewable discretion either to refuse or…