Post-Conviction Criminal Rights: Parole and Probation Revocation and Bail
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Authors
Belitz, Paul E.
Issue Date
1975
Volume
8
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Journal Article
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FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)|Criminal rights in post-conviction proceedings have long been in a state of flux. Since parole and probation are not part of the actual criminal prosecution, the law has been slow in recognizing constitutional rights applicable to criminal citizens. Somewhere in the criminal prosecution, the convicted felon loses part of this protection.|Parole and probation both allow the convicted felon to live in society, under supervision, before his sentence is completed. As a convicted criminal, his rights are subject to the courts and agencies to whom the state has given its custodial power. Neither the courts nor the legislators have agreed on how much constitutional protection the releasee shall be afforded, but he is subject to a large amount of external control by his probation officer and the terms of his parole or probation...
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8 Creighton L. Rev. 682 (1974-1975)
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Creighton University School of Law