Richardson v. State

OPINION

GREEN, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from an order revoking probation.

Appellant waived a jury, plead guilty, and was convicted, on March 15, 1972, of passing as true a forged instrument in writing. His punishment was assessed at five years probated. Thereafter, on August 1, 1972, the State filed a motion to revoke the probation, alleging the commission by appellant of other offenses since March 15, 1972, as violations of the probation order. Appellant filed his sworn affidavit of indi-gency on August 10, 1972, and the court, finding appellant too poor to employ counsel, appointed a…