Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Ex Parte Carlos Carmona

March 1, 20062006 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 427

Summary

The Court granted habeas corpus relief, holding that revocation of deferred adjudication based solely on perjured testimony violates the Fourteenth Amendment due process clause and is cognizable. Accordingly, the trial court's revocation judgment was set aside and the applicant was ordered returned to Dallas County for further proceedings.