People v. Collins

The defendant, William Collins, entered a plea of guilty to burglary on March 11,1971, and was released on probation for five years on condition that he enroll in die Drug Abuse Program. On June 8, 1972, after a hearing, his probation was revoked and he was sentenced to three to five years in the penitentiary.

At the revocation hearing, Mel Williams, a probation officer who was the only witness for the State, testified that he kept a file on the defendant. He attempted to read the contents of a report which had been prepared by another probation officer. The defense objected to the…