Ex Parte Brown

*451 OPINION

In this post-conviction application for a writ of habeas corpus, applicant asserts that Judge Baraka, the original trial court judge, violated his right to due process because he refused to consider the full range of punishment at the hearing on the State’s motion to adjudicate. We agree with applicant and therefore grant relief.

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Applicant was charged with robbery. He pleaded guilty on July 12, 1989, and Judge Baraka deferred any finding of guilt and placed him on probation for four years. Shortly thereafter, applicant violated the conditions of his probation by failing to report to…