Timothy Allen v. State of Indiana

Statement of the Case

Timothy Allen appeals from the trial court’s order revoking his probation and imposing the execution of Allen’s previously-suspended, twenty-year sentence in the Department of Correction, contending that he did not waive his right to counsel at the fact-finding hearing on the petition to revoke his probation. The State agrees that the record does not reflect a valid waiver of the right to counsel. We reverse and remand.

Facts and Procedural History

Allen pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine for which he received a twenty-year suspended sentence to be…