United States v. Betty Jo Blackwell Drinkall

Betty Jo Blackwell Drinkall appeals the judgment of the district court revoking her probation and ordering her to serve the remainder of her sentence. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Drinkall was indicted by a federal grand jury on April 20, 1983, on charges of forgery and embezzlement of social security checks payable to her deceased mother-in-law, Edna Blackwell. Drinkall entered into a plea agreement with the United States Attorney, and pled guilty to several of the charges of the indictment on August 19, 1983. The district court accepted the…