United States v. Lawrence Sutton

LARSON, Senior District Judge.

Lawrence Sutton appeals from an order of the United States District Court, 1 revoking his probation for violation of court imposed conditions of probation. Sutton claims that the court erred in failing to conduct a preliminary hearing to determine whether probable cause existed to believe appellant had violated the terms of his probation. We affirm.

Appellant pled guilty on February 24, 1978, to one count of mail theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1702. Imposition of sentence was suspended and appellant was placed on probation for a period of three years. Special…