U.S. v. Padilla, No. 03-1918 (1st Cir.) (393 F.3d 256) (December 23, 2004) (Per Curiam)
Here the Court held that it was an improper delegation of judicial authority for the district court to allow the probation officer to determine the number of drug tests that the defendant was required to undergo during his term of supervised release, thus requiring a remand for resentencing.
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