Williams v. State

I respectfully dissent. I conclude that the circuit court’s “written statement and its statement for the record, read in the context of that record unmistakenly declare the evidence relied upon and its reason or reasons for revoking probation.” McCoo v. State, 921 So.2d 450, 462 (Ala.2005). Furthermore, I conclude that a claim challenging the sufficiency of an order revoking probation is subject to review for harmless error, and, even if the circuit court’s order were insufficient here, I would hold that the error is harmless.

At Williams’s probation-revocation hearing, the State presented the…