Probation Violation In Massachusetts, probation violation hearings differ significantly from trials and some other proceedings in criminal cases. The Supreme Judicial Court made clear in Commonwealth v. Durling, 407 Mass. 108 (1990) that probation violation proceedings do not afford to the defendant the same protections as one gets at trial.…
Probation Violation and Detention Hearing Starting in September Massachusetts will be implementing new rules for probation violation and detention hearings. The proceedings effected are what are currently known as preliminary probation hearings and final probation surrender hearings. The former will be called a probation detention hearing. The latter will be…
Watch Our For The Dishonest Probation Officer Anyone on probation in Massachusetts knows just tenuous your situation can be. Any new arrest is grounds for being surrendered. A failure to comply with the conditions of probation will result in a surrender notice being issued. While the large majority of probation…