Legal Opinion
United States v. Gonzalez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 20, 2013No. 18-1787PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal tees up a question that has divided our sister circuits: does Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32, entitled “Sentencing and Judgment,” apply to a sentencing proceeding that follows the revocation of a term of supervised release? We decline the opportunity to take a swing at answering this question. Discretion is often the better part of valor, and courts should not rush to decide unsettled legal issues that can easily be avoided.
Taking this prudential path, we bypass the Rule 32 question and address the ap pellant’s claims on the merits. After careful…
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