Legal Opinion
United States v. Ernest Adams
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 11, 2017No. 16-2786PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KAREN NELSON. MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Ernest Adams is a seventy-one-year-old opiate addict with an extensive criminal history; most of his convictions stem from his substance-abuse problems. While on supervised release, Adams tested positive for opiates on numerous occasions and subsequently pleaded guilty to violating a condition of his supervised release. The district court then revoked his supervised release and imposed a below-Guidelines sentence of eighteen months’ imprisonment. On appeal, Adams argues that the district court abused its discretion by imposing a procedurally and…
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