People v. Steele

After a hearing in the circuit court of Cook County, the probation of defendant, Harvey Steele, was unsatisfactorily terminated and he was remanded to the custody of the Cook County Department of Corrections for a period of one year.

On appeal, defendant asserts that his probation violation hearing was improperly conducted as the trial court (1) failed to admonish him of his due process rights; (2) "flagrantly violated” his right against self-incrimination by asking him if he violated his probation; and (3) erroneously admitted the hearsay testimony of a probation officer.

We reverse.

On October…