U.S. v. GONZALEZ

No. 12-2273.

736 F.3d 40 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Geraldo GONZALEZ, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

November 20, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane Elizabeth Lee , on brief for appellant.

John P. Kacavas , United States Attorney, and Seth R. Aframe , Assistant United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.

Before THOMPSON, SELYA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This appeal tees up a question that has divided our sister circuits: does Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32, entitled "Sentencing and Judgment," apply to a sentencing proceeding that follows the revocation of a term of supervised release? We decline the opportunity to take a swing at answering this question. Discretion is often the better part of valor, and courts should not rush to decide unsettled legal issues that can easily be avoided...

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