State of Tennessee v. Leopold Mpawinayo

After a bench trial, the trial court found the Defendant, Leopold Mpawinayo, guilty of two counts of violating the habitual motor vehicle offender law and sentenced him to three years for each conviction, ordering that the sentences be served consecutively and on probation.  The Defendant’s probation officer filed an affidavit asserting that the Defendant had violated his probation by being arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and by failing to pay his probation fees and court costs.  The trial court held a hearing and found that the Defendant had violated his probation.  The trial court ordered intensive probation with GPS monitoring.  Shortly thereafter, police arrested the Defendant for four counts of aggravated assault.  The trial court held a hearing and found that the Defendant had again violated his probation.  The trial court revoked the Defendant’s probation and sentenced him to serve one year, at 100%, followed by a new six-year period of intensive supervised probation, with additional requirements.  On appeal, the Defendant contends that the trial court erred when it revoked his probation and when it added additional conditions to his probation.  After review, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.