UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Kenneth STOCKS, Defendant-Appellant

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• “Nothing in the Constitution or any statute or rule requires” that probationers have the assistance of counsel to decide whether to waive their rights.
• finding waiver of Rule 32.1 rights must be knowing, intelligent and voluntary
• finding waiver of Rule 32.1 rights must be knowing, intelligent and voluntary
• right to a hearing can be waived if the waiver is knowing, intelligent, and voluntary
• parolee entitled only to notice of alleged parole violations, an opportunity to appear and present evidence, a conditional right to confront government’s witnesses, an independent decision-maker, and a written report of the hearing
• where district court made factual findings as to validity of waiver, voluntariness reviewed de novo, but findings of fact as to knowledge and intelligence reviewed for clear error

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