Thompson v. State

A revocation hearing is not a trial. Probation, suspension, and revocation are matters that clearly fall within the bailiwick of the General Assembly as part of sentencing and disposition of offenders. See Ark. Code Ann. §§ 5-4-301 through 5-4-323 (Repl. 1997, Supp. 1999). The General Assembly treats revocation hearings as separate and apart from trials and establishes the precise procedure for these proceedings. Ark. Code Ann. § 5-4-310 (Repl. 1997). For example, § 5-4-310 sets these procedures for revocation hearings:

• a preliminary hearing to determine if there is reasonable cause for…