U.S. v. DuPriest

In prosecution to revoke defendant’s supervised release based on defendant’s conviction on unlawful possession of firearm charge, Dist. Ct. did not err in sentencing defendant to 12-month term of incarceration, half of which was to be served consecutive to sentence on unlawful possession of firearm charge. Ct. rejected defendant’s argument that Dist. Ct. failed to consider relevant sentencing factors, such as nature and circumstances of his arrest, under section 3553(a), where Dist. Ct.: (1) noted defendant’s inability to learn from his past criminal behavior, as well as need for incremental punishment to address defendant’s violation of term of supervised release; and (2) commented on need to address serious effects of violent crime associated with defendant’s possession of firearm.