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o k e d h e r c o mmu n i ty s u p e r v i s i o n . S ee T EX . C O D E C R IM . P R OC . A NN . a rt . 4 2 .1 2 , § 2 1 (V e rn o nS u p p . 2 0 0 9 ). We a ff i rm. I. B ACKGRO UND G al i n do was convi cted of as sau l t ona pu bl i c s er

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y su per vi si onf or t e n ye a r s. S ee T EX . C O D E C R IM . P R OC . A NN . ar t . 42. 12, § 21
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c o m m it t in g t h e f t a n d fil e d a m o t io nto r e v o k e G a l in d o ’s c o mmu n i ty

s u p e rvi s i o n . Ah ear i n g was con du cted ont h e S tate’ s m ot i onto r ev oke onD ecem ber

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t r ev oked G al i n d o ’ s c om m u n i t y su per vi si onan d as ses sed h er pu n i sh m en t

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oceed i n g, t h e S tate m u st pr ov e by a p re p o n d e ra n c e o f t h e e vi d e n c e t h a t t h e d e fe n d a n t vi o l a te d th e te rms o f h e r c o mmu n i ty s u p e rvi s i o n . C o b b v

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o k i n g c o mmu n i ty

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o c a ti o n , a n d i ts mo d i fi c a ti o n . S ee T EX . C O D E C R IM . P R OC . A NN . ar

t . 42. 12, § 21
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a b u s e d its d is c re t io nw h e nit re v o k e d h e r c o mmu n i ty

s u p e rvi s i o n . It i s we l l -e s ta b l i s h e d th a t a s i n g l e vi o l a ti o no f a com m u n i t

y su per vi si oncon di t i oni s suf

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s u p e rvi s i o n . H e rre ra v . S ta te , 9 5 1 S .W .2 d 1 9 7 , 1 9 9 (Te x . A p p .– C o rp u s C h ri s ti 1997, n o pet . )( ci t i ng M o o re v . S t at e , 6 0 5 S .W.2 d 9 2 4 , 9 2 6 (Te x . C ri m. A p p . 1 9 8 0 ); S a n ch e z v . S ta te , 6 0 3 S
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sh e c om m i t

ted t h ef t , a vi ol at i onof

t h e ter m s a n d c on di t i on s o f h er c o m m u n it

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t di d n ot a b u s e i ts d i s c re ti o ni ng ra n ti n g th e S ta t e ’ s mo ti o nto re v o k e Ga l i n d o ’ s c o mmu n i ty su per vi si on . Accor

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