United States v. Franklin, No. 21-1880 (1st Cir. 2022)
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The First Circuit affirmed the decision of the district court to admit and consider hearsay evidence when revoking Appellant's term of supervised release, holding that there was no error in the proceedings below.
After a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of possessing and distributing cocaine base and of being a felon in possession of ammunition. After Appellant began serving his term of supervised release under several conditions a criminal complaint was lodged against him charging him with weapons and assault offenses. The district court found that Appellant was guilty of several crimes and revoked his term of supervised release. The First Circuit affirmed, holding (1) there was no abuse of discretion in the admission of the challenged hearsay statements; and (2) Appellant waived his remaining challenge on appeal.
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