State v. Portis

OPINION

FIDEL, Judge.

Appellant Donald Edward Portis, a probationer, was expelled from a rehabilitation program for providing a urine sample containing traces of cocaine. The trial court then revoked Appellant’s probation because Appellant had used cocaine and had failed to complete the rehabilitation program. Appellant, now in prison, appeals the revocation of his probation. Because the State failed to introduce reliable evidence to establish that a positive urine sample was taken from Appellant, we find that the State failed to meet its burden of proof.

I. HISTORY

Appellant was on probation for…