Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

David Wayne Labelle, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

November 19, 19861986 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 875

Summary

The Court held that the State’s revocation motion failed to give appellant adequate notice because it did not identify the specific governmental record, but found no prejudice from this deficiency and therefore affirmed the trial court’s judgment. Applying the Adams test, the Court concluded that the error was harmless. The decision was accompanied by a dissent and a concurrence, both arguing that the majority erred in extending Adams to probation revocation and that the conviction should be reversed.