What is the purpose of the constitutional guarantee of an opportunity to testify at a revocation hearing?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Coleman, 120 Cal.Rptr. 384, 13 Cal.3d 867, 533 P.2d 1024 (Cal. 1975):
Another broad policy objective of the constitutional guarantee of an opportunity to testify at a revocation hearing is to enhance the chance of rehabilitating probationers or parolees by treating them with "basic fairness." ( Morrissey v. Brewer, supra, 408 U.S. at p. 484.) Arbitrary or otherwise unfair treatment is likely to generate negative reactions and attitudes at odds with the rehabilitative goals of the penal system. 4
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