Jones v. State

Doyle, Judge.

Matthew Trent Jones entered a nonnegotiated guilty plea to speeding, reckless driving, and passing in a no-passing zone. He appeals his sentence, arguing that the trial court erred by (1) sentencing him to 12 months, to serve 45 days in jail and the balance on probation on the speeding count; (2) imposing a $1,000 fine on the speeding count; and (3) ordering him to complete 400 hours of community service. For reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of conviction, vacate the sentence, and remand the case for resen-tencing.

“The trial court has the discretion to impose sentence…