Merle v. United States

TERRY, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal from an order revoking appellant’s probation. We are presented with three issues: (1) whether the trial court impermissibly considered its own recollection when deciding that appellant had violated the conditions of his probation, (2) whether the revocation of appellant’s probation was barred by collateral estoppel, and (3) whether the court erred in refusing to consider appellant’s mental illness as a defense to his alleged probation violations. We affirm the trial court’s order.

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Appellant was charged with various crimes in two separate cases: a 1984…