Joseph Lee Thomas v. United States

Appellant in February 1960 entered a plea of guilty to a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1708, and was sentenced to the custody of the Attorney General for a period of five years. Six months of the sentence were to be in confinement in a jail-type institution, and this to be followed by a four and one-half year probation period. This sentencing was under 18 U. S.C. § 3651. Appellant was confined until August 11, 1960, and was then released on probation. He was on probation for about nineteen and one-half months, and then, after a hearing, the probation was revoked and appellant was sentenced to four…