Legal Opinion

Harris v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided July 10, 1992No. 90-CF-405, 90-CF-449PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*200KING, Associate Judge:

Appellant seeks reversal of the trial judge’s decision to revoke his probation.1 He contends that the trial judge erred by (1) relying solely on hearsay evidence that he violated conditions of his probation, (2) applying the wrong standard of proof, (3) relying upon insufficient evidence, and (4) conducting the revocation hearing while he still faced the possibility of being prosecuted for committing a new criminal offense while on probation. We affirm.

I

Pursuant to an agreement with the government, appellant entered pleas of guilty to armed manslaughter and robbery. For…

2Cases cited89 opinions

  1. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  4. United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Townsend v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1948

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Cox v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1999
  2. State v. DavisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  3. State v. AustinSupreme Court of Vermont · 1996
  4. United States v. Valerie Malisse HookerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
  5. State v. SanchezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2001

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