Frazier v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1DissentOdom, Judge
This case should not be reversed. It is true that Craig Valashek, Assistant Probation Officer for Wichita County, was testifying to facts of which he had no personal knowledge but which were obviously evi*273denced by notations in appellant’s file. His testimony was therefore hearsay. Such testimony would be subject to the rule excluding hearsay from consideration as evidence, a rule which has been applied to probation revocation hearings. Maden v. State, 542 S.W.2d 189, 192 (Tex.Cr.App.). However, there was no objection to the State’s attempt to introduce appellant’s probation records through…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Henry v. PhillipsTexas Supreme Court · 1912
- Cherb v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Davenport v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Reynolds v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Hulsey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
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