United States First Circuit
US v. MELENDEZ-SANTANA, 01-2386, 01-2397
Supervised release conditions regarding drug treatment were impermissibly delegated to a probation officer by the sentencing court. Delegation to a probation officer of the drug testing condition was in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 3583(d).
Appellate Information
- Decided 12/24/2003
- Published 12/24/2003
Judges
- LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.
Court
- United States First Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Carlos Lugo-Fiol for appellant Rafael Meléndez-Santana.
- For Appellees:
- Francisco A. Ojeda-Diez with whom H.S. Garcia, United States Attorney, and Sonia I. Torres, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.