Legal Opinion

State v. Nelson

Washington Supreme Court

Decided April 4, 1985No. 50790-2PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBrachtenbach, J.

Defendant challenges the revocation of his suspended sentence and imposition of a 20-year term of imprisonment. The principal issue is whether revocation can be based upon facts and conclusions contained in written hearsay reports to which no objection was made. The Court of Appeals affirmed by an unpublished opinion. State v. Nelson, 37 Wn. App. 1061 (1984). We affirm.

The defendant had pleaded guilty to first degree assault and first degree rape, both while armed with a deadly weapon, and to first degree robbery and second degree assault. All charges arose from sexual assaults upon teenage…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. State v. DavenportWashington Supreme Court · 1984
  4. State v. BartholomewWashington Supreme Court · 1982
  5. United States v. Edward Eugene PennCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. State v. AmmonsWashington Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Commonwealth v. DurlingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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  4. State v. McCormickWashington Supreme Court · 2009
  5. State v. McCormickWashington Supreme Court · 2009

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