United States v. Larry James Taylor

While a deserter from the Marine Corps, Taylor was convicted of transporting a stolen vehicle in interstate commerce. 18 U.S.C. § 2312 . The district judge placed Taylor on probation for eleven months and ordered him released into the custody' of the Marine Corps. In addition to the ordinary conditions of probation, such as refraining from the violation of any federal, state, or local law, notifying the probation officer if arrested, and not leaving the jurisdiction without permission of the probation officer, the judge inserted the condition that if Taylor were released from the Marine Corps he should immediately contact the probation officer.

Four days after his release to the Marine Corps, Taylor again went absent without leave (AWOL). See 10 U.S.C. § 886 . Nearly four months later he was arrested in Pennsylvania. Court mar-tialed for both absences, he was given a bad conduct discharge and sentenced to six months military confinement. Upon his release from that confinement, he was taken into custody by the United States Marshal and delivered to the District Court for proceedings on a petition for revocation of his probation. The Court found that Taylor had violated the…