Legal Opinion

United States v. Brown

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided November 29, 2006No. 06-30102Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM *

Norman Lee Brown challenges the district court’s imposition of five years of supervised release following his violation of the conditions of an earlier release. Brown argues that the district court failed to consider certain sentencing factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. §§ 3553(a) & 3583(e), and that the five-year term was unreasonable.

‘Whether the district court provided an adequate statement of reasons for the sentence it imposed is a question of law that we review de novo.” United States v. Miqbel, 444 F.3d 1173, 1176 (9th Cir.2006). “A district court is not required to refer to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. United States v. Jawad MiqbelCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  2. United States v. MixCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  3. United States v. Simpson, Joseph B.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. Clarence Hurt, IIICourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003

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