Legal Opinion

State v. Freeman

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided June 3, 1980No. 8013SC25PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VAUGHN, Judge.

We find no error in the revocation of defendant’s probation. Defendant presents six assignments of error on the part of the trial court in the revocation of her probation but we need not reach all these assigned errors in upholding the probation revocation by the trial court.

Probation is an act of grace by the State to one convicted of a crime. It is a matter of discretion with the trial court. The matter is not governed by the rules of a criminal trial. Consequently, a jury is not required as defendant contends nor must the proof of violation be beyond a reasonable doubt. State…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. DuncanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  2. State v. BraswellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1973
  3. State v. BainesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1979
  4. State v. ByrdCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1974

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
  2. State v. TozziCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1987
  3. State v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2015
  4. State v. HillCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1999
  5. State v. SeayCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1982

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