Tennessee Supreme Court· 10/4/1993

State v. Wade

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863 S.W.2d 406
1993 Tenn. LEXIS 358

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concluding that under both the United States and Tennessee Constitutions, the State could not rely on hearsay evidence to revoke probation “without a finding of good cause and proof of the reliability” of the hearsay
noting absence of a “specific finding by the trial court of ‘good cause’”
first citing Black v. Romano, 471 U.S. 606, 613 (1985); and then citing Bledsoe v. State, 387 S.W.2d 811, 814 (Tenn. 1965)
because “the issue in a probation revocation proceeding is not the guilt or innocence of the defendant, the right to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses is not absolute and may be relaxed under certain circumstances”
In order for hearsay evidence to be deemed reliable, a trial court must find (1) that “good cause” exists to justify the denial of the right to confront witnesses and (2) that the hearsay evidence is reliable.

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Judges: Reid, Drowota, Daughtrey, O'Brien, Anderson

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