Legal Opinion
William Higdon v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 22, 1980No. 79-2533PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the denial of a motion brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1976). 1 In his motion appellant Higdon attacked an order entered by the district court revoking his probation for violation of conditions of probation. Because the basis for his challenge is the contention that the imposition of certain of the conditions violated the eighth amendment to the United States Constitution and the Federal Probation Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3651 et seq. (1976), 2 and that a revocation based on their violation was therefore void, we treat the motion as an attack on the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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