Whitehead v. State

Garry Whitehead appeals the revocation of his probation and argues that the trial court impermissibly relied solely on hearsay. We disagree. A trial court is authorized to revoke probation based on a *848single violation of probation alone, and the State alleged nine violations of probation. We conclude that the trial court erred by relying on three of the alleged violations in choosing to revoke Whitehead’s probation and in sentencing. We find insufficient evidence in the record to support these alleged violations. As to the three unsupported violations, we reverse. However, the remaining six…