State of Tennessee v. Hollace Donte Richards

The Defendant-Appellant, Hollace Donte Richards, appeals from the Rutherford County Circuit Court’s order revoking his probation.  He previously entered guilty pleas to one count of theft of property valued over $500 but less than $1,000 and one count of sale of marijuana, a Schedule VI controlled substance.  Subsequently, Richards entered guilty pleas to one count of aggravated burglary and one count of failure to appear.  He was ordered to serve his four sentences consecutively for a total effective sentence of ten years in the Department of Correction.  The trial court ordered Richards to serve his two-year sentence for theft in confinement and suspended the other three sentences to be served on supervised probation. On appeal, Richards argues that the trial court abused its discretion by revoking his probation and ordering him to serve his entire sentence in confinement.  Upon our review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.