Carroll v. State

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

In January 1991, a jury found Eddie Lee Carroll guilty of possession of cocaine and obstruction of a police officer. Carroll was sentenced to ten years probation on the drug charge, and twelve months probation on the obstruction charge, to be served concurrently. In August 1991, the balance of his probated sentence was revoked because he violated the terms of his probation. He was paroled in 1994, then convicted of a separate drug offense. The prior offenses were used in aggravation of the latest sentence, and the court sentenced Carroll to 30 years in prison.

In April…