State of Tennessee v. Gregory Mullins

The Appellant, Gregory Mullins, appeals the decision of the Sullivan County Criminal Court revoking his probation and ordering him to serve the remainder of his sentence in confinement. In March 2003, Mullins pled guilty to three counts of burglary, three counts of theft under $500, two counts of theft over $1000, evading arrest, and speeding. Mullins' effective eight-year sentence was suspended, and he was placed on supervised probation. On October 1, 2003, and October 10, 2003, probation violation warrants were filed against Mullins. After a revocation hearing was held on the October 10th warrant, he was found to be in violation of his probation, and his original sentences to the Department of Correction were reinstated. On appeal, Mullins does not contest the trial court's findings that he violated the terms of his probation. Rather, he argues that the trial court abused its discretion by ordering confinement rather than reinstating his probation with more restrictive conditions. After review, we find no error and affirm the judgment of the trial court.