United States v. Jones, No. 16-1494 (7th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CaseIn 2002, Jones was convicted of possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B).; he was sentenced to 262 months’ imprisonment and eight years’ supervised release. The district court imposed several conditions of supervised released, including drug testing, mental health treatment, and sex offender treatment.Jones appealed but did not challenge the conditions of supervised release. The Seventh Circuit affirmed in 2006. In 2014, Jones began serving his supervised release, but over the following year, he did not comply with several conditions. In December 2015, Jones’ probation officer filed a petition to revoke his term of supervised release, alleging that Jones: failed to participate in sex offender treatment; failed to comply with mental health treatment; violated the Illinois Sex Offender Registration Act; and possessed a controlled substance. Jones admitted that he violated all four conditions. With a Grade B violation and a criminal history category of VI, Jones’ recommended Guidelines range was 21-27 months’ imprisonment. “Without a discernable explanation,” the district court sentenced Jones to the statutory maximum of 60 months’ imprisonment. The Seventh Circuit vacated the sentence, finding that the sentencing transcript did not allow meaningful review.
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