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Court Finds Probation Violation But Denies Revocation for James Arlington Cole; Orders BIP Restart and No-Contact Restrictions
Summary
The court found a violation of probation condition 14(g) for James Arlington Cole but declined the state's request to revoke deferred adjudication. The judge ordered the defendant to restart a battering intervention and prevention program, barred contact with a named person and minors, and restricted out-of-state travel.
The court found that James Arlington Cole committed a violation of condition 14(g) of his community supervision but denied the state's motion to revoke his deferred adjudication, instead imposing additional conditions and requiring the defendant to restart a battering intervention and prevention (BIP) program.
The ruling matters because the state had urged revocation and a prison sentence; the court instead weighed program completion and payment issues and set alternatives intended to address the court's public-safety concerns while keeping Cole on community supervision.
State prosecutors told the court they sought full revocation; their written recommendation asked the court to adjudicate guilt and…
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