Supervised Release Revocation Sentence May Consider Need for Rehabilitation
Author: Fred Cohen.
Source: Volume 13, Number 02, July/August 2011 , pp.26-26(1)
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Abstract:
Federal law clearly forbids a district court from imposing a term of imprisonment at initial sentencing for the purposes of drug rehabilitation but does the same restriction apply when revoking a defendant’s supervised release and candidly requiring defendant to go to prison to facilitate getting help?Keywords: U.S.A. v. Doe , 617 F.3d 766
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1: Executive Editor.