United States v. Francis

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

BACKGROUND

In May 1997, Joshua Francis (“Defendant”) pled guilty to a state cocaine felony. The Louisiana court sentenced the Defendant to two years in the parish jail with no objection to home incarceration with electronic monitoring. The Defendant signed a contract with Louisiana Home Detention Services, Inc. (“LHD”), a private company designated by the State of Louisiana to monitor individuals placed in home incarceration. The contract contained several categories of prohibited activities and required the Defendant to submit to a search of his home “when LHD has probable…