Brown v. United States

FERREN, Senior Judge:

Following a show cause hearing, the trial court revoked appellant Charles Brown’s probation. He contends on appeal that “the trial court committed reversible error when it revoked [his] probation without holding a hearing that afforded him due process of law.” We agree, reverse, and remand for a new hearing.

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On January 4, 2002, appellant was convicted in a bench trial on one count of illegal dumping of automobile tires on an unauthorized dump site, in violation of D.C.Code § 8-902 (2001). He was sentenced to two years of supervised probation, coupled with a $1,000 fine…