Commonwealth v. Harris

SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from the revocation of probation. Appellant contends that the revocation hearing violated due process because he was not given written notice of his alleged probation violations as required by Gagnon v. Scarpelli, 411 U.S. 778, 93 S.Ct. 1756, 36 L.Ed.2d 656 (1973), Morrissey v. Brewer, 408 U.S. 471, 92 S.Ct. 2593, 33 L.Ed.2d 484 (1972), and Commonwealth v. Davis, 234 Pa.Super. 31, 336 A.2d 616 (1975).

On February 8, 1973, appellant pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery and received a sentence of eight years probation with the requirement that he participate in a…