Dist. Ct. did not err in sentencing defendant to 30-month term of incarceration plus 6 years of supervised release after finding that defendant had violated terms of his existing 10-year term of supervised release by assaulting his girlfriend and failing to either submit to drug tests and/or meet with his probation officer. Defendant failed to substantiate his claim that Dist. Ct. had failed to consider his argument that imposition of sentence longer than one-year would constitute unwarranted disparity in sentences given to other defendants, where defendant failed to either identify comparable defendant with similar record who was found guilty of similar misconduct or explain why comparatively longer sentence was unwarranted. Also, failure of Dist. Ct. to fill out written form that provided explanation for instant sentence was harmless error, where Dist. Ct. provided adequate oral explanations for imposition of sentence during sentencing hearing.
Federal 7th Circuit Court
Criminal Court
Sentencing