State v. Langley

Defendant was represented by his attorney, Harold D. Cooley, at the probation revocation hearing held on Monday, 25 March 1968. The probation officer had notified defendant in writing of the alleged violation of the probation judgment on Friday, 22 March 1968, and instructed him to be in court on 25 March 1968. Defendant refused to sign the instrument submitted to him by the probation officer acknowledging receipt of the notice. It is not a requisite to the validity of the service of the notice that the defendant sign it. The statute requires that the probation officer, or other named…