Rodriguez v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appellant pleaded guilty before the trial court to theft on March 28, 1983. On that same date, after assessing a five year sentence, the trial court granted him probation. On June 27, 1989, the trial court revoked appellant’s probation. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s judgment. Rodriguez v. State, 784 S.W.2d 582 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi 1990).

Appellant complained on appeal that the trial court had no jurisdiction to revoke his probation after the term had expired because the State did not exercise due diligence in…