Does a judge have authority to extend a sentence of probation to facilitate investigations into alleged violation of a condition of probation?
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The following excerpt is from Duggan v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue, 879 F.3d 1029 (9th Cir. 2018):
In contrast, we held in United States v. Pocklington , 792 F.3d 1036 (9th Cir. 2015), that a district court had no authority, under 18 U.S.C. 3565(c), to extend a sentence of probation in order to facilitate investigations into a defendant's alleged violation of a condition of probation. Section 3565(c) states:
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