United States v. Newson, No. 18-1256 (8th Cir. 2019)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's revocation of defendant's supervised release and sentence of 10 months in prison after he admitted to violating conditions of his supervised release. The court held that the district court had a legitimate concern for managing the risk of recidivism and it was proper for the district court to consider defendant's own reservations about immediate release to the community when fashioning the revocation sentence.
Court Description: Colloton, Author, with Smith, Chief Judge, and Erickson, Circuit Judge] Criminal case - Sentencing. The district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing a period of supervised release when it revoked defendant's supervision and sentenced him to prison, as the court had a legitimate concern regarding defendant's possible recidivism and defendant himself expressed reservations about his immediate release into the community and his need for assistance in managing his reintegration.
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