Commonwealth v. Emmanuel E.

After being charged with breaking and entering in the daytime, the juvenile’s probation1 was revoked by a judge of the Boston Juvenile Court, and he was ordered committed to the Department of Youth Services. He appeals, claiming that his due process rights were violated because the Commonwealth *452failed, during his revocation hearing, to provide any witnesses with firsthand knowledge that he committed a crime.2

The only witness at the October, 1999, hearing was a Boston police officer who testified, largely from “notes”3 and over repeated hearsay objections, as follows. On July 30, 1999, he…