Legal Opinion
United States v. Janet Schonewolf
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 4, 2018No. 17-2846PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FUENTES, Circuit Judge.
We are asked to determine whether referencing a criminal defendant's need for drug rehabilitation is appropriate when imposing a prison sentence following the revocation of supervised release. Appellant is Janet Sonja Schonewolf, a repeat offender struggling with heroin dependency. Following her most recent arrest, the District Court revoked Schonewolf's supervised release and sentenced her to 40 months' imprisonment, an upward variance over the Sentencing Guidelines range. Schonewolf claims that the District Court imposed this sentence based on her need for drug…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Kamen v. Kemper Financial Services, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Tapia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- United States v. Walter Henry Vandergrift, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
23 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. Terrance ShawCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2022
- United States v. Delvarez LongCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2023
- United States v. Maudilio Diaz-VazquezCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2021
- United States v. Victor HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2020
- United States v. Vishallie VerasawmiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2019
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.