Gaines v. State

Claiming revocation was based solely on hearsay, Tiffany Gaines appeals a final order revoking her community control and imposing a sentence of seventy-six months in prison. We affirm.

Gaines’ probation officer filed an affidavit of violation, noting nine separate dates that Gaines allegedly failed to remain confined to her residence, the Women in Distress center. In support of these absences, the state presented admissible hearsay, in the form of the center’s sign-out logs redacted to protect the confidentiality of other shelter residents. The probation officer’s direct testimony was that…