Chadwick v. State

ALTENBERND, Judge.

Nancy Diane Chadwick filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus seeking immediate release from an order of probation. On May 15, 2012, we denied her petition by order, promising to explain the reasons for the denial in a later opinion. This is the promised opinion. We hold that a criminal report affidavit may serve as an affidavit alleging a violation of probation sufficient to toll a term of probation so long as its factual content is sufficient to fulfill this function. We further hold that a technical deficiency in an affidavit of violation of probation can be cured by…