People v. Peterson

On April 4, 1975, a probation revocation hearing was held for Charles W. Peterson, defendant-appellant (hereinafter defendant). The defendant was on probation from a 1972 burglary conviction. The findings of the hearing were that the defendant had violated his probation by leaving Illinois without court permission and by committing the criminal offenses of burglary, theft and unlawful possession of a hypodermic syringe.

The trial court made its findings based upon the following facts:

On May 30, 1973, the defendant was stopped by a member of the Crystal Lake Police Department for a traffic…