US v. Rand, No. 22-1979 (1st Cir. 2024)
Annotate this CaseThe defendant, Michael Rand, was indicted and pleaded guilty to one count of distributing a controlled substance. His sentence was time served followed by 36 months of supervised release. Shortly thereafter, Rand violated his supervised release multiple times, leading to a revocation hearing. At the hearing, Rand was sentenced to 24 months of imprisonment followed by 24 months of supervised release. Rand appealed his sentence on the grounds that it was procedurally and substantively unreasonable. The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the sentence. The court found that the district court had adequately explained its rationale for the sentence, which was based on a combination of Rand's lying and absconding shortly after his original sentence, his drug relapse, and his failure to comply with the terms of his supervised release. Lastly, the court found that the sentence fell within the broad range of reasonableness considering the totality of the circumstances.
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