United States v. Williams, No. 17-3220 (7th Cir. 2018)
Annotate this CaseIn 2014, Williams was charged with conspiracy to possess heroin with intent to distribute. He entered the Pretrial Alternatives Detention Initiative (PADI), graduated in June 2015, and was referred to the Probation Office for pretrial diversion. Williams subsequently submitted multiple urine samples that tested positive for marijuana use. After a judicial reprimand, Williams and the government agreed to a 90-day pretrial diversion plan followed by another one-year diversion beginning in February 2016. In June 2016, the government terminated the agreement based on Williams’ possession and use of cocaine. Williams pleaded guilty to the original charge with an agreed sentence of 90 days’ imprisonment and five years of supervised release. After considering Williams’ assistance to the government and his graduation from the PADI program, the court sentenced Williams to time served and five years of supervised release. In May 2017, Williams was charged with and admitted to driving under the influence of heroin, possessing heroin, and other traffic offenses. His probation officer filed a petition to revoke his supervised release. The court sentenced Williams to three years’ imprisonment—the statutory maximum under 18 U.S.C. 3583(e)(3)—and one year supervised release. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, rejecting arguments that the district court failed to consider the range recommended by the Sentencing Guidelines policy statements and failed to consider one of his arguments in mitigation.
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