Legal Opinion

United States v. Bennett

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 8, 2009No. 08-1399PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Jym Jenine Butcher Bennett appeals the revocation of her supervised release. She presents a single issue for our review: Did the District Court 1 abuse its discretion when it refused to revoke Bennett’s supervised release based on the initial evidence submitted at the revocation hearing and instead continued the hearing to a later date so that the parties could present additional evidence? We answer this question in the negative and affirm the judgment of the District Court.

The underlying facts of Bennett’s convictions and sentences are of little relevance to the issue…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. United States v. DixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2000

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  2. State v. HaagensonMontana Supreme Court · 2010
  3. United States v. Anthony WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019
  4. United States v. Trung DangCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018
  5. United States v. Craig WattersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020

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