Legal Opinion

Shavers v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided April 28, 1999No. CA CR 98-897Published

1Opinion of the Court

Judith Rogers, Judge.

Appellant is appealing from the revocation of his suspended sentence. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in sentencing him to serve more than the time remaining on the original sentence imposed by the trial court. We affirm.

On February 2, 1995, appellant entered a plea of guilty to breaking or entering. An order entitled “Judgment and Commitment Suspended Sentence” entered on February 8, 1995, provided:

[Appellant] is hereby sentenced to serve a term of (5) five years in the Arkansas Department of Correction.

However, imposition of sentence is suspended…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. DeHart v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
  2. Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  3. Lewis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1998

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