Mason v. State

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

Appellant was originally convicted of assault with intent to murder; a probated sentence of eight (8) years imprisonment was assessed by the trial court. This is an appeal from the order revoking appellant’s probation.

In his first three grounds of error appellant’s able counsel urges this court to reject the well-established rule recently restated by this court

“ * * * that probation may be revoked upon a finding by the court that the terms of probation have been violated and no necessity exists for there first to be a trial and a valid conviction for the offense which…