People v. Hall

Defendant, Richard Hall, entered a plea of guilty to robbery and was sentenced to 5 years probation. On February 6,1976, a finding of violation of probation was made, and defendant was sentenced to a term of 3 to 9 years. While defendant’s only issue for review is whether the criminal division of the circuit court had jurisdiction to hear the original charge against him, the initial determination is whether such matter may be raised for the first time in an appeal from proceedings to revoke probation.

Defendant was indicted for armed robbery on June 13, 1973. On August 17, 1973, defendant…