Barbee v. State

W.H. “Dub” Arnold, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Shawn Barbee, petitioned for review from an unpublished court of appeals decision affirming revocation of his parole and imposition of a six-year sentence of imprisonment. We granted the petition for review and now. reverse the court of appeals and the trial court.

On March 17, 1997, appellant pled guilty to three counts of negligent homicide and was sentenced to five years’ probation. One of the conditions of his probation was that his driver’s license was revoked for a period of three years. On January 10, 2000, the State filed a petition to revoke…