PREWITT v. STATE

No. 10S04-0707-CR-294.

878 N.E.2d 184 (2007)

Russell PREWITT, Appellant (Defendant Below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff Below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 18, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey D. Stonebraker, Jeffersonville, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Ellen H. Meilaender, Deputy Attorney General Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

The question here is whether the provisions of the Indiana Code governing probation violations permit a trial judge to order execution of one portion of a previously suspended sentence and continuation of another portion as probation under modified terms. We hold that such a disposition is within a court's statutory authority. The appropriate standard to apply when reviewing a sentence imposed for a probation violation is abuse of discretion...

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