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· 9/15/1851

Southworth v. Smith

Citations

  • 61 Mass. 391

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing the trial court’s “discretionary authority to revoke probation” upon the finding of a “violation of the conditions of probation”
  • reversing probation revocation when the trial court’s erroneous finding played a role in its decision to revoke probation and the record did not support an alternative basis for revocation
  • reversing probation revocation when the trial court’s erroneous finding played a role in its decision to revoke probation and the record did not support an alternative basis for revocation
  • a trial court has “discretionary authority to revoke probation” upon the “finding of a new crime or other violation of the conditions of probation”
  • a trial court has “discretionary authority to revoke probation” upon the “finding of a new crime or other violation of the conditions of probation”
  • “[T]he plain terms of [OAR 213-010-0001] make a trial court’s exercise of its revocation authority contingent on a finding of either a violation or a new crime.”

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Judges: Bigelow

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