Commonwealth v. Stancil

JOHNSON, Judge:

We are called upon to consider whether a defendant’s right to a speedy probation revocation hearing is enjoined where that hearing is held after the expiration of the probationary term and no reasons for a delay in holding the hearing are offered. We also must decide whether counsel was ineffective for failing to object to an unexplained delay in holding a probation revocation hearing. We find that Stancil’s right to a speedy revocation hearing was violated and that counsel was ineffective for failing to raise this objection.

On August 28, 1980, Stancil was found guilty of…