BLACK v. ROMANO

No. 84-465.

471 U.S. 606 (1985)

BLACK, DIRECTOR, MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND HUMAN RESOURCES, ET AL. v. ROMANO

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 20, 1985


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Ashcroft, former Attorney General of Missouri, argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were William L. Webster, Attorney General, and John M. Morris III and David C. Mason, Assistant Attorneys General.

Jordan B. Cherrick argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.*


JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this case we consider whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment generally requires a sentencing court to indicate that it has considered alternatives to incarceration before revoking probation. After a hearing, a state judge found that respondent had violated his probation conditions by committing a felony shortly after his original prison sentences were suspended. The judge revoked probation...

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