United States v. Goodon, No. 13-2295 (8th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed the revocation of his supervised release and the sentence imposed by the district court. The court concluded that the district court did not abuse its discretion in relying on the certified copy of defendant's theft conviction as proof of a state law violation; the district court did not err in finding that defendant failed to notify his probation officer within 72 hours of contact with law enforcement officers, as required by a condition of his supervised release; and the sentence was substantively reasonable. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment of the district court.
Court Description: Criminal case - Criminal law and sentencing. The district court did not err in determining defendant had violated his supervision based on the government's production of a certified copy of conviction establishing the commission of a state crime during the supervision period; defendant also violated his supervision by failing to report contact with the police on a timely basis; sentence imposed was substantively reasonable.
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