U.S. v. JAMES

No. 87-8437 Non-Argument Calendar.

848 F.2d 160 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald Anthony JAMES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 27, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sage Brown, Savannah, Ga. (court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Arthur W. Leach, Asst. U.S. Atty., Savannah, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HILL, FAY and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


CLARK, Circuit Judge:

This appeal, which illustrates the frailties of human nature, requires us to decide whether 18 U.S.C.A. § 3653 (West 1985) (repealed) authorizes a district court to revoke a sentence of probation for acts committed after conviction but prior to sentencing. Donald James, whose probation was revoked for fraudulently selling worthless television sets prior to being sentenced, contends that § 3653 does not give a district court such authority...

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