Contested hearing set for motion to revoke community supervision in Franklin case

Judge Stephanie Boyd set a contested hearing for March 19 in the case of Jamieson Franklin after the defense and state reported newly added allegations and outstanding discovery.

The hearing follows the state's first-amended motion to revoke Franklin's community supervision, which the defense pleaded 'not true' to. Defense counsel Jonathan Alvarado said the court had been handed new offenses this week and requested additional time to receive discovery and, if necessary, to consolidate new charges for efficient resolution. The judge granted a reset and directed counsel to notify probation if the parties decide not to contest so witnesses are not unnecessarily summoned.

The court explained the standards for a contested motion-to-revoke proceeding: the state must bring witnesses and present evidence on each allegation it seeks to prove. Judge Boyd told the defendant that pleading 'true' or 'not true' can be done individually for specific allegations and that counsel should advise on strategy after reviewing discovery. The court said it would set the contested hearing in three weeks to give defense counsel time to obtain discovery and to prepare any challenges.

The contested hearing date and the court's explicit directions to counsel are the next procedural steps; if defense counsel informs probation that Franklin will not contest, the court will discharge the requirement to have in-person witnesses.