Rojas v. State

OPINION

LAGARDE, Justice.

Manuel Rojas appeals the revocation of his probation for possession of marijuana, contending that his trial counsel was not given ten days to prepare for the revocation hearing. For reasons that follow, we reform the trial court’s judgment and affirm as reformed.

On April 13, 1987, Rojas was indicted for the April 9,1987 possession of more than five but less than fifty pounds of marihuana. Pursuant to a plea bargain, Rojas pleaded guilty, received a ten-year sentence, served ninety days of his sentence, and then received shock probation for ten years. On March 3, 1994,…