Court Opinion

ID: 9768123
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Date Created: 2023-08-29 05:43:15.017942+00
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DOUGLAS, Judge
(dissenting).
To revoke probation, the violation of only one condition has to be proved beyond a preponderance of the evidence. The allegation that the probationer did not report in person or by letter to the Sheriff of San Patricio County, at Sinton, Texas on the first Saturday of each month was proved.
*830The motion to revoke was filed November 5, 1975. It alleged, in part, that the probationer had “failed to report in person or by letter to the Sheriff of San Patricio County” since October of 1971.
Leroy Moody, who had been a deputy sheriff of San Patricio County since 1966 and who was chief deputy at the time of the hearing, testified that probationer was the same Larry William Ivy who was the defendant in Cause No. 3686 on the docket of the court. He related that State’s Exhibit No. 6 was the “Sheriff’s Adult Probation Docket of San Patricio County” and that it was kept in the sheriff’s office until November of 1971 when the probation department was formed in the county. He related that he had been in the office daily and to his knowledge Ivy had not reported to the sheriff’s department, and that the sheriff’s department had been looking for Ivy for more than a year.
Alonzo Rodriquez testified that he had been the Adult Probation Officer of San Patricio County since November 15, 1971, and Ivy was placed on probation prior to that date, “but I never did hear from him, we tried to trace him”, and he “[NJever did report, Your Honor.” (Emphasis supplied).
State’s Exhibit No. 6, “Sheriff’s Adult Probation Docket, San Patricio County, Texas”, was admitted as a business record. It recites, in part, as follows:
"4-7-71 To 605: Box 692 Brenham, Tex Tele 836-9492 (A.P. on weekends)
April 71 Letter -0-
5-4-71 Jailed D.W.I. Felony Portland P.D. case No. Made $1000 Bond
6-16-71 Moved to 203 Kyle St. Bryan, Tex. (Called)
June 71 By letter 44.50 Costs 60.00 rest. 10.00
July 71 " " 25.00 rest. 10.00
25.00 rest.
Aug 71 " " Box 401 La Grange wk: Margart Ivy Home Improvements 10.00
Sept 71 u " " 25.00 10.00
9-20-71 A/c Co.Ct. #9056 DWI Mailed P.O. La Grange 25.00 10.00
10-6-71 Report mailed from Eagle Lake, Texas
Oct 71 Report dated Sept 30, 1971 25.00 10.00
11-22-71 Sent to Mrs. Hessie Reed check #9 for $185.00 - restitution 4160 Dunhaven, Dallas , Tex 75220
11-29-71 Letter returned from P.O. Box 401, La Grange unclaimed (Notice to report directly to this office) No address chg.
12-1-71 Notify Sheriff's office if report comes in.
12-7-71 Alias Capias No. 9056 sent to Sheriff W. B. Hauck Fugitive Warrant Division (See Folder) San Antonio, Texas 78206
1-24-72 Bail Bond $2,500.00) Copy given by Sheriffs office (1-26-72)
3-5-73 SO reported they located Probationer in Illinois. Called Houston to return capias
11-11-74 Investigator for Texas Pest Control requested copy of Revocation Order - Subject Belived to be in Harris Co.
Subject believed to be in LaGrange, Tex. Warrant issued for subject's arrest - failure to report since 10/71, failure to pay balance of restitution ($505.00), failure to pay supervisory fees from 11/71 - 11/75 ($480.00)." 11-5-75
*831The evidence is sufficient to show that Ivy did not report as directed. The docket entries corroborate the testimony of the officers who testified. Testimony that one did not report to the sheriffs office was evidence properly considered by the trial court. There does not have to be a delegation of authority by the sheriff for his deputies to testify that Ivy did not report. Did the probationer report to the sheriff is the question. The evidence shows that he did not do so.
The court did not abuse its discretion in revoking probation. The judgment should be affirmed.
ODOM, J., joins in this dissent.