Dean v. State

The appellant, Nickolas L. Dean, appeals the circuit court’s revocation of his probation. In November 2003, Dean pleaded guilty to robbery in the first degree; he was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment which sentence was split, and he was ordered to serve five years’ incarceration followed by three years’ supervised probation.

In December 2008, Dean’s probation officer filed a delinquency report charging Dean with violating the terms of his probation by failing to report to his probation officer, failing to pay supervision fees, and failing to pay court-ordered moneys. After a hearing at…