King v. State

OPINION

ARNOT, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order revoking “shock probation.” A central issue in this appeal is the distinction between “shock probation” under TEX.CODE CRIM.PRO.ANN. art. 42.12, § 6 (Vernon Supp.1997) and “regular probation” under TEX.CODE CRIM. PRO .ANN. art. 42.12, § 3 (Vernon Supp. 1997).1 Since her conviction in 1983, Article 42.12 has been amended numerous times, and probation is now referred to as community supervision. All statutory references in the body of this opinion are to the current subsections of Article 42.12 with historical references in footnotes.…