OPINION
WOOD, Judge.
Defendant has been sentenced to the penitentiary either on the basis of secret or hearsay information, or both. The attorneys representing the State, at both the trial and appellate levels, vigorously defend this basis for incarceration. Such a basis is not defensible; it calls to mind the English starchamber proceedings. We discuss: (1) secret information and due process; and (2) use of hearsay in establishing a violation of probation...
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