What role does a hearing judge have in a revocation proceeding?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Nickerson, G047334 (Cal. App. 2013):
As Defendant points out, "[t]he fundamental role and responsibility of the hearing judge in a revocation proceeding is . . . to determine . . . whether a violation of the terms of probation has occurred, and if so, whether it would be appropriate to allow the probationer to continue to retain his conditional liberty." (Lucido v. Superior Court
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