Short v. United States

PAIR, Associate Judge, Retired:

This appeal from an order revoking probation raises a question as to whether the immunity given the probationer in exchange for his testimony in a criminal case is broad enough to shield him from the consequences of future related criminal conduct.

On November 20, 1972, appellant pleaded guilty to operating a lottery 1 and was, on February 23, 1973, sentenced to a fine of $1,000 and imprisonment for a term of three months to three years. Execution of the sentence, insofar as it imposed the term of imprisonment, was suspended and appellant was placed on probation…