Section 23.70 Special Proceedings

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C. (§23.70) Special Proceedings

Hearsay may form the basis of a probation revocation proceeding when the probationer or the probationer’s counsel has the opportunity to cross-examine the witness. Brandt v. Percich, 507 S.W.2d 951, 957 (Mo. App. E.D. 1974); Ex parte Moore v. Stamps, 507 S.W.2d 939, 949 (Mo. App. E.D. 1974). But revocation of probation based solely on a written probation violation report and unsigned laboratory report indicating the detection of a narcotic substance can deny a probationer’s due process rights. In re Carson, 789 S.W.2d 495, 497 (Mo. App. S.D. 1990). In determining whether hearsay should be...