U.S. v. Thompson, No. 09-1926 (7th Cir.) (599 F.3d 595) (March 19, 2010) (Judge Diane S. Sykes)
In a case of first impression, the Court held that a supervised release revocation hearing by video-conferencing violates Rule 32.1(b)(2) of the Fed.R.Crim.P. since it does not grant him the "opportunity to appear" as required by that Rule.
After serving a prison term for bank robbery, Christopher Thompson was released ...
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