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The Doctrine Of Collateral Estoppel In Parole Revocation, Patrick M. Reilly
The Doctrine Of Collateral Estoppel In Parole Revocation, Patrick M. Reilly
Fordham Urban Law Journal
In recent years courts have shown more recognition of the rights of parolees and probationers. Spurred by a Supreme Court decision that certain due process protections were applicable to parole revocation procedures, revocation hearings are now providing parolees and probationers some of the procedural protections available to criminal defendants at trial. Policy considerations have dictated, however, that the protections available at revocation hearings must fall far short of conferring upon the accused "the full panoply of rights due a defendant" at trial. As a result of the Supreme Court's emphasis on the difference between revocation hearings and criminal proceedings, lower …