Commonwealth v. Durling

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• holding that detail and similarity in two hearsay police reports made such hearsay sufficiently reliable at revocation hearing
• noting that courts must assess reliability of the evidence in determining good cause
• noting that courts must assess reliability of the evidence in determining good cause
• finding that good cause was satisfied where defendant's probation revocation hearing was held in Norfolk County, and the events that were the subject of the hearing occurred in Bristol County, and concluding that requiring witnesses to travel to Norfolk County was a \heav[y]\ burden
• finding that good cause was satisfied where defendant's probation revocation hearing was held in Norfolk County, and the events that were the subject of the hearing occurred in Bristol County, and concluding that requiring witnesses to travel to Norfolk County was a \heav{y]\ burden
• finding police reports sufficiently reliable because they related facts observed by the police officers personally and were factually detailed, as opposed to general statements or conclusions

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).