United States v. Priscilla Hull

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• affirming revocation of probation where probationer “did not express remorse” and stating that “a sentencing court [may] impose a harsh sentence as a penalty for the defendant’s refusal to admit his guilt, since an admission would evidence the first step in rehabilitation”
• “Hull had ‘a very fine attorney’ and ... her lack of confidence in him flowed from her lack of knowledge of legal proceedings”
• \Hull had 'a very fine attorney' and ... her lack of confidence in him flowed from her lack of knowledge of legal proceedings\
• denial of probation because defendant did not express remorse did not punish her for exercising her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination
• court could deny probation because defendant did not express remorse
• trial evidence of other thefts corroborated allegations

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).