Gagnon V Scarpelli Case Study

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In relation to the Gagnon v. Scarpelli (1973), defendants have only limited due process rights at probation revocation proceedings. In Gagnon v. Scarpelli (1973) the United States Supreme Court stated that due process mandates preliminary and final revocation hearings under the same conditions as Morrissey v. Brewer (1972) (Gagnon v. Scarpelli, 1973). Due process at revocation hearings only requires written notice of the claimed violations, disclosure to the of evidence against him, an opportunity to be heard in person and to present witnesses and documentary evidence, the right to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses, a “neutral and detached” hearing body, and a written statement by the fact finders as to evidence relied on and

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