Martin v. State

The appellant, Herbert Warren Martin, appeals from an order of the trial court revoking his probation. The appellant argues, and the state concedes, that the trial court failed to make adequate written findings stating its reasons for revoking the appellant's probation or the evidence it relied upon in doing so. Rule 27.6(f), Ala.R.Crim.P.; Armstrong v. State,294 Ala. 100, 312 So.2d 620 (1975). See Morrissey v. Brewer,408 U.S. 471, 92 S.Ct. 2593, 33 L.Ed.2d 484 (1972); Gagnon v.Scarpelli, 411 U.S. 778, 93 S.Ct. 1756, 36 L.Ed.2d 656 (1973).

In Wyatt v. State, 608 So.2d 762, 763 (Ala. 1992), the…