Sutton v. State

OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

Appellant-defendant James Sutton appeals the trial court’s revocation of his probation. Specifically, Sutton contends that the revocation was improper for the following reasons: (1) the State failed to prove that he violated the conditions of his probation during his probationary period; (2) the State failed to file its petition to revoke his probation in a timely manner; and (3) the trial court improperly admitted hearsay testimony during the revocation hearing.

FACTS

On June 20,1989, Sutton pled guilty to ten counts of Theft, 1 all Class D felonies. Pursuant to the terms…