United States v. Charles Laughlin, AKA Charles William Laughlin, John Tracy Laughlin
Opinion
Opinion
Tang, J.
INTRODUCTION
On March 10, 1987, Charles Laughlin pleaded guilty to two counts of bank fraud. The district court sentenced him to five years’ imprisonment on the first count. The court also sentenced him to a five year prison term on the second count, but expressly suspended the execution of that sentence and placed Laughlin on probation for a period of five years “to commence upon his release from prison.” The court conditioned Laughlin’s probationary status on his compliance with “all local, state and federal laws” and forbade him to “possess credit cards or [a] personalized checking account without the knowledge and consent of the probation officer.”
On September 27, 1988, Laughlin was paroled from prison. He was assigned to live with a family and to wear an electronic monitoring device at all times.
On December 7, 1988, Laughlin was charged with violating the terms of his probation. The report charged Laughlin with forging the name of another inmate on a bank withdrawal slip. Supplemental reports also charged Laughlin with making false and fraudulent statements on a credit card application. Proceedings were initiated to have Laughlin’s probation revoked.