Commonwealth v. Lee

On December 8, 1975, appellant, James R. Lee, plead guilty to burglary and theft of movable property. Lee was sentenced to six years probation. On January 23, 1979, he received and signed a written notice that he was in violation of his probation. Lee appeared before the trial court on March 19, 1979, waived a preliminary probation violation hearing, and proceeded with his probation violation hearing. At that time, Lee stipulated to his probation violations. At the conclusion of that hearing, the court determined Lee was in fact in violation of his probation and proceeded to revoke his…