Alexander v. State

OPINION

Before BOOCHEVER, C. J., and RABI-NO WITZ, BURKE and MATTHEWS, JJ. PER CURIAM.

On February 5, 1974, Michael L. Alexander was convicted of robbery, given seven years suspended imposition of sentence and placed on probation. In late November 1976, Alexander was convicted by a jury of statutory rape. That conviction has been appealed, but that appeal is not directly before us at this time.

The Division of Corrections filed a petition to revoke Alexander’s probation from the 1974 robbery conviction on the basis of the statutory rape conviction. His probation was revoked, and he was sentenced…