UNITED STATES v. AMIDON

No. 80-1026.

627 F.2d 1023 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bruce L. AMIDON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 17, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Cleary, San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Roger W. Haines, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HUG and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges, and EAST, District Judge.


FERGUSON, Circuit Judge.

Bruce L. Amidon appeals the district court's denial of his motion to dismiss an order to show cause why his probation should not be revoked. He based his motion on the asserted illegality of his sentence under the Youth Corrections Act (YCA), 18 U.S.C. § 5010(b). We reverse.

Amidon pled guilty on March 12, 1979 to a misdemeanor information charging two counts of mutilating national bank obligations in violation of 18 U.S.C. &...

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