Blake v. State

George Rose Smith, Justice.

In 1974 Blake pleaded guilty to a charge of grand larceny and was placed on probation for five years. On May 30,1976, Blake was arrested upon a charge of rape. On July 26 the prosecuting attorney filed a petition asking that the earlier probation be revoked, on the basis of the asserted rape. The rape case was tried in September, ending in a mistrial. The State apparently elected to proceed with the revocation matter rather than retry the rape case. After a hearing in February, 1977, at which evidence about the alleged rape was introduced, the circuit judge revoked…