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U.S. PAROLE COM'N v. VIVEROS

No. 88-4019.

874 F.2d 699 (1989)

UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George E. VIVEROS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 12, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy Shaw, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Anchorage, Alaska, for defendant-appellant.

James L. Swartz, Asst. U.S. Atty., Anchorage, Alaska, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HUG, NORRIS and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.

WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judge:

Federal narcotics laws provide that when someone is incarcerated for a drug offense, he must receive a three-year term of "special parole." 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1) (1970). A special parole is a period of supervision added on to the prison sentence imposing obligations on the defendant, violation of which leads to mandatory imprisonment for a term equal to the entire special parole period. 21 U.S.C. § 841(c) (1970). The narcotics...

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