Collins v. State

RIDGELY, Justice.

Defendant Donnell Collins appeals the revocation of his probation and resentenc-ing based upon hearsay statements connecting him to a burglary and other crimes committed during the course of the burglary. Consistent with this Court’s holding in Brown v. State, 1 we hold that hearsay evidence connecting a probationer to a crime is insufficient to support a revocation of probation. Accordingly, we reverse and remand this matter with instructions to set aside the order revoking probation.

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In March of 2005, Donnell Collins was charged with violating the conditions of his…