Commonwealth v. Henderson

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

Appellant contends that the revocation of his probation did not comport with the due process requirements set forth by the United States Supreme Court in Gagnon v. Scarpelli, 411 U.S. 778, 93 S. Ct. 1756 (1973), and Morrissey v. Brewer, 408 U.S. 471, 92 S. Ct. 2593 (1972).

A probation revocation hearing was held on July 3, 1974, to determine whether appellant had violated two conditions of his probation: appellant allegedly changed his address without receiving prior written permission of his probation agent and allegedly travelled outside the Commonwealth without written…