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Commonwealth v. Christian

Citations

  • 46 Mass. App. Ct. 477
  • 707 N.E.2d 381
  • 1999 Mass. App. LEXIS 314

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  • “To the extent possible, it is desirable that probation revocation hearings be heard by the judge who placed the defendant on probation in the first instance”
  • where defendant violates sentence that is solely probation, judge has discretion to consider alternative to incarceration
  • in straight probation case, court noted that acceptance of probation conditions does not \work a waiver of a probationer's right to move\ for amendment of conditions pursuant to rule 29

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Judges: Kass

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