Barfield v. State

Desi A. Barfield has appealed from sentencing as an habitual offender following his conviction of sale and possession of cocaine. We reverse and remand for resen-tencing.

Following Barfield’s conviction, the state filed notice of its intent to seek habitual felony offender sentencing, and introduced two qualifying convictions, one in 1986 and one in 1989. The evidence at sentencing showed that Barfield was on probation for the 1986 offense at the time of the 1989 offense, that he completed his sentence for the 1989 offense and resumed the 1986 probationary term, and that he was serving that…