Mason v. State

ROSE, Chief Justice.

The issue in this case is whether the defendant in a probation-revocation hearing *1054has the right to confront and cross-examine the witnesses against him. Here, the crucial evidence against the probationer was presented in the form of hearsay testimony. The State made no attempt either to subpoena the witnesses or to make any valid exeuse for their absence.

At the revocation hearing, the district court found that appellant Tracy Michael Mason violated the terms of his probation by entering the Senior Citizens Center in Casper and illegally removing a stereo system. While this…