Williams v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. ““Sec. 8. (a) At any time during the period of probation the court may issue a warrant for violation of any of the conditions of the probation and cause the defendant to be arrested. Any probation officer, police officer or other officer with power of arrest may arrest such defendant without a warrant upon the order of the judge of such court to be noted on the docket of the court. A probationer so arrested may be detained in the county jail or other appropriate place of detention until he can be taken before the court. Such officer shall forthwith report such arrest and detention to such court. If the defendant has not been released on bail, on motion by the defendant the court shall cause the defendant to be brought before it for a hearing within 20 days of filing of said motion, and after a hearing without a jury, may either continue, modify, or revoke the probation.” (Emphasis added.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Aguilar v. State

2. ““[T]he express language of said Article 42.12, § 8(a), provides that upon motion of a probationer he is entitled to a hearing within twenty (20) days of the filing of the State’s motion to revoke probation .... We decline to hold that a probationer may . . . count the twenty (20) days from the filing of his motion rather than from the filing of the State’s motion to revoke probation.” (Emphasis added.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Aguilar v. State