Judge resets revocation hearing for Eric Lee Cooper to Aug. 12 after defendant pleads true to reporting violation

A judge in Bexar County District Court set a revocation hearing for Aug. 12 after defendant Eric Lee Cooper pleaded true to violating a supervision condition by failing to report to his supervision officer.

The court called causes 2024CR008984 and 2024CR5691, both involving Cooper. The state alleged Cooper failed to report as directed for October and November 2024 in violation of condition No. 4 of his supervision. Cooper acknowledged the violation when asked by the court, and the court said it would find the violation true for both cause numbers.

The court advised Cooper that pleading true to the violation exposed him to potential punishment under the respective cause ranges, and then recessed to set a new hearing date. The judge and the state agreed that, if needed, Cooper’s witnesses may appear by Zoom. The court scheduled the next hearing for Aug. 12 so defense counsel could secure witness testimony.

No formal sentence was imposed at the time of the reset; the court’s finding of a true violation was entered and the matter was continued to allow the defense to present witnesses at the next hearing. The state’s motion to revoke community supervision remains pending.

Speakers in the hearing included the presiding judge, defense counsel Julie Pollock, Deputy Laura and the defendant Eric Lee Cooper. The state’s prosecutor spoke for the state but was not named on the record.

The outcome recorded at the hearing was a court finding that condition No. 4 was true and a continuance to Aug. 12 to allow witness testimony by in-person appearance or Zoom.