United States v. Cloist Jimison, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
GREGG COSTA, Circuit Judge:
Defendants in supervised release revocation proceedings have a qualified right to confront witnesses. Unlike a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right “to be confronted with the witnesses” testifying at trial, the confrontation right at revocation hearings that flows from the Due Process Clause can be overcome by a showing of “good cause.” United States v. Minnitt, 617 F.3d 327, 332-33 (5th Cir. 2010). -Christ Jimison, Jr. argues that the district court violated even this more limited right to confrontation at his revocation hearing when it allowed a law enforcement…
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