Sorrells v. State

The appellant, Jon Melvin Sorrells, was charged with two counts of attempted murder. He was found guilty in a jury trial of the lesser-included offenses of assault in the second degree and attempted assault in the second degree. On March 31, 1993, he was sentenced to 7 years' imprisonment in the penitentiary on the assault conviction and to 12 months' imprisonment in the county jail on the attempted assault conviction. His sentence was suspended and he was placed on 5 years' probation and ordered to continue mental treatment, including medication. He also was ordered to pay $50 to the crime…