State v. Jones

Opinion

The defendant, Douglas Jones, appeals from the judgments of the trial court revoking his probation and sentencing him to six years imprisonment. On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) found a violation of probation on the basis of inadmissible and insufficient evidence and (2) abused its discretion in sentencing the defendant to six years. We affirm the judgments of the trial court.

The following facts and procedural histoiy are necessary for our resolution of this appeal. On June 9, 1998, the defendant was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment, execution…