TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
v.
The State of Texas, Appellee
NO. 67818, HONORABLE LEONARD J. GIBLIN, JR., JUDGE PRESIDING
Among other things, the State alleged and the district court found that appellant violated the requirement that he not leave Jefferson County without the permission of his community supervision officer. It was undisputed that appellant left Jefferson County and moved to Michigan. Appellant argues, however, that there was no evidence that he did not have permission to do so. He points to the probation officer's testimony that she knew appellant planned to move to Michigan and that arrangements had been made to transfer his supervision to that state. From this, he argues, it may be inferred that he had the officer's permission to move.
Appellant's argument overlooks certain crucial testimony. The probation officer testified that when appellant came to her office to sign the documents required to transfer his supervision to Michigan, "he began to scratch out some of the rules" and refused to sign. Asked if appellant's supervision was transferred to Michigan, the officer answered, "It was not." Asked if appellant had permission to go to Michigan, she answered, "He did not." This testimony is clearly sufficient to support the district court's finding that appellant left Jefferson County without the probation officer's permission.
Because the evidence supports one of the violations found by the district court, we need not address the sufficiency of the evidence with respect to the other violations. Taylor v. State, 604 S.W.2d 175, 180 (Tex. Crim. App. 1980). Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm the order revoking community supervision.
Mack Kidd, Justice
Before Justices Kidd, B. A. Smith and Powers*
Affirmed
Filed: January 14, 1999
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* Before John E. Powers, Senior Justice (retired), Third Court of Appeals, sitting by assignment. See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 74.003(b) (West 1998).