United States v. Rick R. Lacey

TATE, Circuit Judge:

The defendant Lacey appeals from revocation of his probation. Because the findings upon which the revocation is based are inadequate to review Lacey’s contentions, we remand for further proceedings.

Context Facts

On August 12, 1977, Lacey was placed on supervised probation for five years, after pleading guilty to an offense involving possession of marijuana with intent to distribute it. In 1980, primarily arising from an arrest on a drug offense in September, 1979, revocation proceedings were instituted against Lacey. Revocation was sought on the basis of three specific…