Austin v. State

This is an appeal from revocation of probation made and entered on June 26, 1979.

We cannot tell from this record what crime appellant was convicted of originally that led to him being placed on probation. No warrant or citation of delinquency was ever issued and served upon appellant. There was no report of the probation officer filed in this case. He was never served with notice of the charges against him.

The law is well settled that although a revocation of probation is not a criminal prosecution, the probationer must be afforded the minimum standards of due process. Morrissey v.Brewer, 408…