United States v. Jordan, No. 13-1488 (7th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseJordan was released from federal prison in 2011 and began serving a three-year term of supervised release with conditions that Jordan could not leave the judicial district without permission, associate with a felon or person engaged in criminal activity, or commit a crime. He was required to report within 72 hours any arrest or questioning by law enforcement. In 2012 a probation officer sought to revoke Jordan’s supervised release. Jordan had been arrested in Texas for possession of 30 pounds of marijuana. The petition alleged that Jordan left the district without permission; associated with a felon; committed a new offense; and failed to report his arrest within 72 hours. Jordan admitted three violations, but disputed that he had possessed marijuana with intent to distribute. Jordan’s lawyer objected to introduction of the police report without the testimony of the arresting officer. The district court overruled the objections without explanation, found that Jordan had possessed marijuana with intent to distribute, and sentenced Jordan to 24 months in prison, without finding that the police report was reliable or making the “interest of justice” finding required by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.1(b)(2)(C) if a defendant is denied the right to question any adverse witness in a revocation hearing. The Seventh Circuit reversed, holding that failure to make the finding was not harmless error.
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