Legal Opinion
United States v. Donald A. Hill
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 7, 1983No. 82-1199PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Hill appeals from the denial of a motion to correct an illegal sentence under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(a). In 1981, the district court found that Hill had violated his probation in 1974, and ordered a new prison term and modified conditions of probation. We hold that the district court lacked jurisdiction to take these actions because of an extended and unjustified delay between the issuance of the arrest warrant for the probation violation and its execution. We reverse the denial of the motion to correct an illegal sentence and vacate the order of prison…
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