Rowland

United States v. Rowland

Good Law
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 29, 202423-2068California171 words

Opinion

facts in the record.’” United States v. Grant, 727 F.3d 928, 933 (9th Cir. 2013)

(quoting United States v. Maier, 646 F.3d 1148, 1156 (9th Cir. 2011)).

The district court here explained that Rowland’s extensive history of

repeatedly absconding from supervised release, driven by his substance abuse,

even after a prior revocation sentence involving a combination of a shorter term of

imprisonment and additional supervised release, demonstrated that he was no

longer suitable for community supervision. This history is a cognizable sentencing

factor under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(1), documenting the “nature and circumstances of

the offense and the history and characteristics of the defendant.” The twenty-four-

month duration of the sentence was also the same as the term of supervised release

from which Rowland had most recently absconded. The sentence and explanation

3 was grounded in the record and consideration of the factors prescribed in 18 U.S.C.

§ 3583(e), and was not illogical, implausible, or without support in inferences that

may be drawn from the facts in the record.

AFFIRMED.

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