Read US v. VARGAS-AMAYA, 03-50577

Revocation of defendant's supervised release is reversed where the district court lacked jurisdiction to consider the violations of supervised release since the warrant issued during the term of defendant's release was not based on facts supported by oath, as required by the Fourth Amendment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/08/2004
• Submitted 06/08/2004
• Decided 11/22/2004
• Published 11/22/2004

Judges

• TASHIMA, Circuit Judge., Before: T.G. NELSON, TASHIMA, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Angela M. Krueger, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellant., Carol C. Lam, United States Attorney, Renée M. Bunker, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.