United States v. Rogers

Before the Court is James Rogers’s appeal of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee’s order revoking his conditional release. For reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the district court’s order.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Appellant suffers from a bipolar mental ailment that he can control only by taking lithium. Appellant has a long history of committing arson and other criminal acts of violence. On August 2, 1992, notably, Appellant walked through a laundromat with a sawed-off shotgun, went outside, and discharged the weapon into the air. After his ensuing…