Whitlock v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “"`(2) The probationer admits, under the requirements of Rule 27.6(c), that he committed the alleged violation.' "Rule 27.6(c), Ala. R.Crim. P., states: " `Before accepting an admission by a probationer that the probationer has violated a condition or regulation of probation or an instruction issued by the probation officer, the court shall address the probationer personally and shall determine that the probationer understands the following: "`(1) The nature of the violation to which an admission is offered; "`(2) The right under [Rule 27.6] section (b) to be represented by counsel; "`(3) The right to testify and to present witnesses and other evidence on probationer's own behalf and to cross-examine adverse witnesses under [Rule 27.6] subsection (d)(1); and " `(4) That, if the alleged violation involves a criminal offense for which the probationer has not yet been tried, the probationer may still be tried for that offense, and although the probationer may not be required to testify, that any statement made by the probationer at the present proceeding may be used against the probationer at a subsequent proceeding or trial. "`The court shall also determine that the probationer waives these rights, that the admission is voluntary and not the result of force, threats, coercion, or promises, and that there is a factual basis for the admission.' "While the case action summary indicates that Whitlock's probation-revocation hearing was set for August 20, 2004, the record does not con”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 936 So. 2d 551 - Lee v. State