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Criminal Law: Supervised Release-Defendant’s Statement

Staff Report//June 3, 2019

Criminal Law: Supervised Release-Defendant’s Statement

Staff Report//June 3, 2019

Where a defendant challenged the denial of supervised release, the district court properly considered the defendant’s own statement that he didn’t want to be set free as well as his history of noncompliance, so the judgment is affirmed

Judgment is affirmed.

U.S. v. Newson (MLW No. 73271/Case No. 18-1256 – 4 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, Smith Camp, J. (Michael Hansen, Lincoln, Nebraska, and Jennifer L. Gilg, Omaha, Nebraska, argued for appellant) (Frederick D. Franklin, Omaha, Nebraska, argued for appellee).

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