California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Palma, E041499 (Cal. App. 8/17/2007), E041499 (Cal. App. 2007):
"As long as hearsay testimony bears a substantial degree of trustworthiness it may legitimately be used at a probation revocation proceeding. [Citations.] In general, the court will find hearsay evidence trustworthy when there are sufficient `indicia of reliability.' [Citation.] Such a determination rests within the discretion of the trial court and will not be disturbed on appeal absent an abuse of discretion. [Citation.]" (People v. Brown, supra, 215 Cal.App.3d 452, 454-455.)
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