Robinson v. State
| Decision Date | 22 April 1940 |
| Docket Number | 28243. |
| Citation | 8 S.E.2d 698,62 Ga.App. 539 |
| Parties | ROBINSON v. STATE. |
| Court | Georgia Court of Appeals |
Kelly & Hicks, of Rome, for plaintiff in error.
No appearance for defendant in error.
1. (Italics ours). Roberts v. Lowry, 160 Ga. 494(1, 2), 128 S.E. 746.
2. In the instant case the judge, after hearing the testimony of one witness, and after refusing to allow the witness to be cross-examined, or the probationer to be heard in his own defense, revoked the parole of the probationer. Held, that the probationer was not given the due examination required by the probation law.
Judgment reversed.
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