UNITED STATES v. WRIGHT

No. 84-2137.

744 F.2d 1127 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph James WRIGHT, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 12, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe D. Anderson, Bellaire, Tex. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Daniel K. Hedges, U.S. Atty., Susan L. Yarbrough, James R. Gough, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, TATE and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


TATE, Circuit Judge:

The defendant Wright appeals from the revocation of his probation. The issue before us concerns whether, under the circumstances shown, the district court was authorized to revoke the probation for a violation of a probation condition that had occurred before the probationary period had commenced. The probationary sentence was imposed on a second count and was made consecutive to a sentence of imprisonment on a first count. Wright was on parole...

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