Taylor v. State

This is an appeal by the defendant Curtis L. Taylor from an order revoking his community control probationary status previously imposed upon a plea of guilty to a charge of shooting or throwing a deadly missile in an occupied building or vehicle. We conclude that insufficient evidence was adduced below to justify this revocation, and, accordingly, reverse.

The trial court’s stated basis for revoking the defendant’s community control was that (1) the defendant failed to work diligently at a lawful occupation in that he failed to hold or seek gainful employment since being placed on community…