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Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case. ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: JILL M. ACKLIN Acklin Law Office, LLC Westfield, Indiana

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Dec 30 2011, 8:57 am
of the supreme court, court of appeals and tax court

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ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: GREGORY F. ZOELLER Attorney General of Indiana KARL M. SCHARNBERG Deputy Attorney General Indianapolis, Indiana

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA
JEFFREY L. WRIGHT, Appellant-Defendant, vs. STATE OF INDIANA, Appellee-Plaintiff. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 53A01-1104-CR-216

APPEAL FROM THE MONROE CIRCUIT COURT The Honorable Michael A. Robbins, Special Judge Cause No. 53C05-0701-FD-75

DECEMBER 30, 2011 MEMORANDUM DECISION - NOT FOR PUBLICATION SHARPNACK, Senior Judge

STATEMENT OF THE CASE Defendant-Appellant Jeffrey L. Wright appeals the revocation of his probation. We affirm. ISSUE Wright raises one issue, which we restate as: whether the trial court abused its discretion by revoking Wright's probation. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY On May 25, 2007, Wright pleaded guilty to the offense of failure to register as a sex offender. The trial court sentenced him to three years imprisonment, with two years suspended to probation. His term of probation ended on May 17, 2010. On July 28, 2010, the State filed a petition to revoke Wright's probation. The State alleged, among other claims, that Wright had violated the terms of his probation by failing to register as a sex offender in Monroe County, the county where he worked. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court determined that Wright had violated the terms of his probation and ordered him to serve his previously suspended sentence of two years. This appeal followed. DISCUSSION AND DECISION Probation is a matter of grace left to trial court discretion, not a right to which a criminal defendant is entitled. Runyon v. State, 939 N.E.2d 613, 618 (Ind. 2010). A person's probation may be revoked if the person has violated a condition of probation during the probationary period. Ind. Code

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