Riera v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

MILLER, Judge.

Appellant was placed on eight years probation after pleading guilty before the court to third degree felony theft. His probation was subsequently revoked upon proof of theft of services and consumption of alcohol in contravention of the terms of his probation. The trial court assessed punishment at eight years confinement. The El Paso Court of Appeals reversed the conviction in an unpublished opinion delivered March 9, 1983. We granted review to determine if the Court of Appeals erred in reversing appellant’s conviction because…