United States v. Dewey Miller, No. 21-1647 (8th Cir. 2022)
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Defendant appealed the sentence imposed by the district court after he admitted to violating the terms of his supervised release. Defendant argued that the district court improperly considered his need for rehabilitation in crafting the sentence, in violation of Tapia v. United States, 564 U.S. 319 (2011). He further argued that the district court abused its discretion by failing to account for his significant physical and mental health challenges in determining his sentence. Finally, he challenged the district court’s decision to impose an additional term of supervised release following the term of imprisonment.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling. The court reasoned that Defendant did not ask the district court not to impose any more supervised release. In fact, Defendant asked to remain on supervised release and pursue treatment. Further, Defendant had repeatedly violated the terms of his supervised release, continued to use illegal substances, and did not put any effort into his own rehabilitation. Thus, given the circumstances, the court discerned no abuse of discretion.
Court Description: [Per Curiam - Before Colloton, Kelly, and Kobes, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Sentencing. The sentence imposed upon the revocation of defendant's supervised release was substantively reasonable; the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing an additional term of supervised release.
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