Miles v. State

PATTERSON, Judge.

We are compelled to reverse in this case because sentence was inadvertently imposed without the benefit of a prior plea of guilty or nolo contendere.

On September 26, 1990, Miles entered pleas of guilty to dealing in stolen property and grand theft. He received a suspended prison sentence and was placed on community control. Miles was subsequently charged with burglary and petit theft, which became the basis for the revocation of his community control. Miles admitted the violation and was sentenced to prison on all of the charges. Subsequently, the trial judge, concerned with…