Legal Opinion
Cox v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided March 3, 1999No. 48S02-9802-CR-93PublishedCited by 252 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION TO TRANSFER
SULLIVAN, Justice.
Defendant John Cox’s placement in the Madison County Work Release Center was revoked based on hearsay evidence from the work release center director concerning marijuana use. The Court of Appeals found the hearsay evidence inadmissible. Because strict evidentiary standards do not apply in community corrections placement revocation hearings, this evidence was admissible. Accordingly, we affirm the trial court.
Background
On February 9, 1995, a jury convicted Defendant of three counts of dealing in marijuana, all class A misdemeanors, 1 and one count of…
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