Puckett v. State

OPINION

BARNES, Judge.

Case Summary

Jesse Puckett appeals the trial court’s sentencing decision after he admitted to violating his probation for Class C felony child molesting. We reverse and remand.

Issue

The restated issue we address is whether the trial court abused its discretion in requiring Puckett to serve his entire previously-suspended four-year sentence for violating his probation.

Facts

On October 14, 2004, the State charged Puckett with two counts of Class B felony child molesting. The information alleged that on two separate dates in April 2004 in Wells County, Puckett had sexual…