Legal Opinion

Wilson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided July 27, 1982PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The judgment of the circuit court revoking the defendant's probation is reversed. This appeal is submitted on an agreed statement of the facts and issues as provided by Rule 10 (e), Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure.

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Since the defendant was not arrested on a warrant issued by the circuit court, and the probation officer failed to file a written report showing in what manner the defendant had violated probation, the circuit court had no jurisdiction to revoke her probation. Phillips v. State, 52 Ala. App. 297, 301,291 So.2d 751 (1973); Alabama Code 1975, Section 15-22-54. An arrest of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Armstrong v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
  2. Sparks v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1959
  3. Ex Parte JacksonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
  4. Bullock v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  5. Phillips v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1973

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Owens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1998
  2. Watkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1987
  4. Peoples v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  5. Birdsell v. AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987

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