People v. Tatum

In June of 1973, defendant pleaded guilty to burglary. She was admitted to probation for a 2-year period. At the time, she was 17 years old, had previously been on probation for theft, and had two indictments for theft under $150 pending against her. Ry November of the same year, three separate probation violation reports had been filed against her, all involving accusations of theft or attempted theft.

After the first report of probation violation, the tiial court held a hearing and took the matter under advisement. After the third such report, the court heard evidence on the second and third…