Lake v. State

DISSENTING OPINION

ALCALA, J.,

filed a dissenting opinion

In this case, there appears to be unanimous agreement that the trial court violat-. ed the constitutional rights of Rodney Dimitirás Lake,, appellant, by refusing to permit his attorney to make a closing argument at the trial court’s hearing on the motion to revoke appellant’s community supervision. Through a cursory analysis, the court of appeals decided that appellant was harmed by that error and it ordered the trial court to conduct a new revocation hearing. I agree with the ultimate, decision of the court of appeals to grant appellant…