UNITED STATES v. TONRY

No. 79-1078.

605 F.2d 144 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard A. TONRY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 9, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Martzell, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

John Volz, U. S. Atty., Richard T. Simmons, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., for the U. S.

Before GOLDBERG, FAY and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.


ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

We here consider whether, when the sentence of a person who is convicted of a federal crime includes a probationary period, probation may be made subject to a condition that limits the right of the probationer to participate in political activity. Richard A. Tonry contests the constitutional and statutory legitimacy of such a condition of his probation, imposed after he pleaded guilty to four misdemeanor violations of the Federal Election...

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