Defending the Texas Motion to Revoke Probation (Look Closely at the Capias)
If you're defending a Texas motion to revoke probation (MTR), don't forget to look at Article 42.12, Sec. 21(e) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Before the court has jurisdiction to hear the MTR, let alone revoke probation, the prosecutor must file the motion to revoke AND issue a capias for the arrest of [...]