People v. Cooper

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE CRAVEN

delivered the opinion of the court:

In 1971, Lorenzo P. Cooper pleaded guilty to a charge of arson and was sentenced to 3 years’ probation, the first 6 months of which were to be served in confinement. On July 13,1974, with the 6 months served and less than 8 months’ probation left to run, defendant became involved in a disturbance which lead to the revocation of his probation. Defendant here appeals the trial court’s decision to revoke his probation, contending there was insufficient evidence at the hearing on the violation petition to establish his guilt of the…