United States v. Alphonse Mele

Defendant-appellant, Alphonse Mele, challenges an order of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Warren W. Eginton, Judge), entered on September 4, 1996, revoking the appellant’s probation and imposing a sentence of imprisonment. This appeal presents the question of whether under 18 U.S.C. § 3651 (repealed 1987) (“section 3651”) a district court has the authority to revoke an offender’s probation in light of conduct occurring after sentencing but prior to the commencement of his or her probationary term. Although this is a matter of first impression for us, several…