United States v. Feterick

Michael Feterick pleaded guilty to two counts of bank robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a), and was sentenced to a total of 49 months’ imprisonment and 3 years’ supervised release. The conditions of supervised release include one requiring that Feterick “participate, at the direction of a probation officer, in a substance abuse treatment program.” On appeal Feterick argues that this condition was imposed based on inaccurate information and wasn’t adequately explained. He also contends that the condition, as written, gives too much discretion to the probation officer.

I. BACKGROUND

In 2015, Feterick…