United States v. Reggie Berry

HUG, Circuit Judge:

Reggie Berry appeals from a district court order revoking his probation and reimposing his original sentence of five years’ imprisonment and a three-year special parole term for violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 (1982), conspiracy to distribute heroin. Berry argues that (1) the district judge improperly delegated Berry’s final probation revocation hearing to a magistrate; (2) he was denied effective assistance of counsel; (3) the court lost its jurisdiction over him because an unreasonable time elapsed between the issuance of the warrant and its execution and because he was not…