State v. Cannon

PRITCHARD, Presiding Judge.

For the sale of a controlled substance, appellant was found guilty by the verdict of a jury, but on January 20, 1983, the trial court made an order, “Imposition of Sentence Suspended” and placed appellant on probation for a period of three years. On March 16, 1984, the probation was revoked, and a sentence was imposed of ten years imprisonment. Defendant then filed his notice of appeal from the original jury finding (December 8, 1982), on March 23, 1984, which was timely because a judgment of conviction in a criminal case does not become final until sentence is…