Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Janice Jean Feagin, Appellant v. the State of Texas
April 22, 19981998 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 53
Summary
The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed the lower appellate court's jurisdiction to hear the appellant's appeal of a probation revocation order despite a general notice of appeal. It held that Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 40(b)(1) does not apply to appeals challenging the propriety of a probation revocation.