Today, the U.S. Supreme Court held that courts may not take into account the so-called retributive considerations—the need for the sentence to reflect the seriousness of the offense, promote respect ...

In a 7-2 decision, the United States Supreme Court has limited the factors a district court can consider when sentencing a defendant for a revocation of supervised release. The Supreme Court held that ...

The Supreme Court of the United States’ decision last week in Esteras v. United States [1] restricted the factors lower courts may consider in imposing prison sentences following supervised release ...

The panel affirmed Douglas Eligha Taylor's 60-month sentence imposed upon revocation of supervised release. The panel held that the district court did not commit plain procedural error, as it properly ...

Alabama man Billy Keith Hamilton, 42, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison on a supervised release revocation for ...