The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Gratta, 104 F.3d 350 (2nd Cir. 1996):
The Due Process Clause requires that a final revocation of a supervised release must be preceded by an opportunity to cross-examine adverse witnesses unless the hearing body specifically finds good cause for not allowing confrontation. Black v. Romano, 471 U.S. 606, 611-12 (1985). The district court found that good cause existed in this case. Moreover, the right to confront witnesses under the Sixth Amendment has generally been held not to extend to the confrontation of government informants. Cf. McCray v. Illinois, 386 U.S. 300, 313-314 (1967). Thus, the district court did not err in dismissing defendant's constitutional claims.
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