Olson v. State

A defendant appeals the court’s imposition of a five-year probation term. We reverse.

In 1992, the State filed an information charging the defendant, John Olson with possession of cocaine. The defendant pled guilty. The trial court withheld sentencing and, on July 31, 1992, placed the defendant on five years probation. In August of 1993, the State filed an affidavit alleging that the defendant had violated several of the conditions of his probation. The defendant admitted these violations, and, on May 24, 1994, the trial court revoked the defendant’s probation and placed him on a two-year term…