Matheson v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appeal is taken from a revocation of probation which was granted in a conviction for theft over $200.00. After a trial to the court, punishment was assessed at five years and a $1,400.00 fine. The revocation of appellant’s probation was reversed by the Court of Appeals for the Second Supreme Judicial District. Matheson v. State, 694 S.W.2d 661 (Tex.App.—Fort Worth, 1985).

The State brings four grounds for review in its petition for discretionary review to this Court. The first three of those grounds revolve around the sufficiency of…