State v. Savoy

GUIDRY, Judge.

On October 13,1982, probation revocation proceedings were instituted against the defendant, Earl E. Savoy, Jr. Following the hearing on the matter, the trial court revoked defendant’s probation and sentenced him to three years at hard labor, presumably pursuant to the authority granted by LSA-R.S. 40:983. We granted supervisory writs to consider defendant’s contention that the probation revocation proceedings were untimely, and therefore without effect.

On June 5,1981, defendant pleaded guilty to possession of methaqualone, a violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967(C). The record contains…