Legal Opinion

Rice v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 11, 1997No. 05-92-01781-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRIS, Justice.

In this ease, Cornell Rice appeals the trial court’s order revoking his shock probation. In one point of error, appellant contends that the trial court erroneously revoked his shock probation because he failed to do something he was not required to do as a condition of his probation. The State responds that appellant is precluded from complaining about the revocation order because he was never legally on probation. We agree the order placing appellant on shock probation is void. As a result, appellant may not complain about his probation revocation. We set aside both…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Tamez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  2. State Ex Rel. Bryan v. McDonaldCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  3. Ivy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. Patton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. McGinnis, Jason E. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2000
  2. Reynolds, Lawrence v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2013
  3. Reynolds, Lawrence v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2013
  4. Robert Lee Johnson v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2024

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