Legal Opinion
United States v. Bruce Bell
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 10, 1986No. 85-1632PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Bruce Bell appeals from the decision of the District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas to revoke his probation for violating state and federal laws. With respect to one of the grounds upon which revocation was apparently based, the United States did not demonstrate the requisite “good cause” for dispensing with confrontation and instead admitting the hearsay evidence that constituted the government’s case. We therefore vacate the judgment and remand to the District Court for further proceedings in accordance with this opinion.
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In 1980, Bell was convicted of…
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