People v. Smith

This is an appeal by the defendant, Jerry Smith, from an order of the Circuit Court of Henderson County revoking the defendant’s probation. The defendant was originally sentenced to three years’ probation after pleading guilty to two counts of arson. Following the revocation of probation, the defendant was sentenced to concurrent terms of three years’ imprisonment for each count of arson.

In his appeal, the defendant raises two issues. The first is whether the order of revocation must be reversed on double jeopardy grounds since the defendant had earlier pleaded guilty to the battery and…