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Case history; Prior: Bearden v. State, 161 Ga. App. 640, 288 S.E.2d 662 (Ct. App. 1982); cert. granted, 458 U.S. 1105 (1982).: Holding; A sentencing court cannot properly revoke a defendant's probation for failure to pay a fine and make restitution, absent evidence and findings that he was somehow responsible for the failure or that alternative forms of punishment were inadequate to meet the ...
In 2013, Governor Nathan Deal and the Georgia General Assembly passed legislation creating The Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform. [3] The council's charge was to conduct periodic comprehensive reviews of criminal laws, criminal procedure, sentencing laws, adult correctional issues, juvenile justice issues, enhancement of probation and parole supervision, better management of the ...
The March 22, 2015 episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver contained a segment on municipal violations. [15] Part of the segment included details on the questionable operating methods of the firm and how their actions, in several cases, have only served to increase the debt of those who need to pay fines due to municipal violations. [16]
Gagnon v. Scarpelli, 411 U.S. 778 (1973), was the second substantive ruling by the United States Supreme Court regarding the rights of individuals in violation of a probation or parole sentence. [1] The case involved Gerald Scarpelli, a man serving a probation sentence in the State of Wisconsin for armed robbery. While the judge sentenced ...
A man is accused of using a stolen credit card to make his probation payments, Georgia police say. The 20-year-old faces multiple charges, including financial transaction card fraud, after ...
Probation term [3] [note 2] Maximum supervised release term [4] [note 3] Maximum prison term upon supervised release revocation [5] Special assessment [6] [note 4] Felony A Life imprisonment (or death in certain cases of murder, treason, espionage or mass trafficking of drugs) $250,000: 1-5 years: 5 years: 5 years: $100 B 25 years or more ...
The probation officer must study and review each document received and determine the likely accuracy of the record. [citation needed] The probation officer's investigation of the offense usually begins with an examination of the complaint, information, or indictment charging the defendant and the docket describing the judicial history of the case.
United States v. Knights, 534 U.S. 112 (2001), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 10, 2001. The court held that the police search of a probationer supported by reasonable suspicion and pursuant to a probation condition satisfied the requirements under the Fourth Amendment.