State ex rel. Gary D. Sampson, Jr., Relator v. The Honorable William E. Hickle

Gary D. Sampson, Jr. (hereinafter, "Sampson") filed a petition for a writ of mandamus, requesting his immediate discharge from probation. Sampson argues the circuit court erred in overruling his motion to be discharged from probation and setting the matter for a probation violation hearing because the circuit court lost authority 1 by placing him on a third term of probation. Sampson asserts if his earned compliance credits (hereinafter, "ECC") were applied properly, he should have been discharged statutorily from probation and the circuit court had no authority to conduct another probation…