Bryant v. State

In this appeal, the defendant argues that the circuit court erred by failing to make the state provide competent evidence of the prior offenses identified on his score-sheet after his violation of probation. The state responds that the defendant cannot raise this challenge after his violation of probation because he did not raise it at his original sentencing. Thus, this appeal presents the question of whether a defendant who fails to challenge the inclusion of prior offenses on his scoresheet at his original sentencing may raise the challenge after his violation of probation. We answer yes,…