Parker v. State

PAUL J. MILLER, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Appellant, Benny Frank Parker, was indicted by the Grand Jury of Jefferson County for the offenses of burglary in the third degree and receiving stolen property in the first degree. After entering a plea of guilty, the appellant was placed on probation.

Appellant’s parole officer filed a delinquency report in April, 1982 and appeared before the trial court for a revocation hearing on May 7, 1982.

At the revocation hearing, the attorney for the appellant made a motion for a continuance due to the absence of a subpoenaed witness. After appellant’s counsel made a…