Bray v. State

Phillip Anthony Bray challenges the revocation of his community control. Because only hearsay evidence was admitted as proof of his violation of community control, we reverse the revocation order and reinstate Bray to community control supervision.

Upon the request of his community control officer, Bray submitted a urine sample. A test conducted by the officer indicated that appellant used cocaine. The urine sample was thereafter sent to an independent laboratory, which later issued a written report indicating that the urine tested positive for cocaine. An affidavit alleging a violation of the…