Younger v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

CLINTON, Judge.

The Dallas Court of Appeals held that appellant was denied due process in a probation revocation hearing because “the record does not reflect that appellant ever received written notice of the claimed violations.” 1 Given the straightforward nature of the only question presented, we granted review to examine the matter and decide whether the court of appeals correctly reversed the judgment of conviction on the basis stated by it.

The problem here is simply that one cannot find in the record any paper showing that appellant…