Garcia v. State

Jul 16, 1980
No. 61902
Reporters:
,
Before:
Dally

OPINION OF THE REINSTATEMENT OF THE APPEAL

DALLY, Judge.

This appeal was abated for a post-trial ‍‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍jury finding on the issue of the appellant’s competency to stand trial at the time of his hearing to revoke probation on September 21, 1978. The ‍‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍record has been supplemented to show that a jury has now determined that the appellant was competent to stand trial at his hearing to revoke probation on ‍‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍September 21, 1978. Stipulated evidence was presented to the jury which supports the jury’s finding. The stipulated evidence included the report of a psychiatrist who had examined ‍‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍the appellant prior to the revocation proceeding. The report of the psychiatrist advised the trial judge that the appellant was competent to stand trial at the ‍‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍time in question.

*370The appeal is reinstated and the judgment is affirmed, Tex.Cr.App., 595 S.W.2d 538.