Richardson v. State

On May 12, 2003, James Earl Richardson pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a controlled substance (diazepam) and to unlawfully selling a controlled substance (cocaine). The trial court sentenced Richardson, as a habitual offender, to concurrent sentences of 20 years. On each conviction, the trial court suspended the sentences and placed Richardson on supervised probation for five years. As a condition of his probation, Richardson was ordered to spend nine months on "house arrest," during which time he was to wear an electronic monitoring device. Richardson was also ordered to participate…