U.S. v. SCHONEWOLF

No. 17-2846.

905 F.3d 683 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America v. Janet Sonja SCHONEWOLF, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed: October 4, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leigh M. Skipper , Assistant Federal Defender, Brett G. Sweitzer , Assistant Federal Defender, Chief of Appeals, Robert Epstein Assistant Federal Defender, Jacob Schuman [ARGUED], Research and Writing Attorney, Federal Community Defender Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Suite 540 West-Curtis Center, 601 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, Counsel for Appellant.

William M. McSwain , United States Attorney, Robert A. Zauzmer [ARGUED], Assistant United States Attorney, Chief of Appeals, Sarah L. Grieb , Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, 615 Chestnut Street, Suite 1250, Philadelphia, PA 19106, Counsel for Appellee.

Before: GREENAWAY, JR., RENDELL, and FUENTES, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

We are asked to determine whether referencing a criminal defendant's need for drug rehabilitation is appropriate when imposing a prison sentence following the revocation of supervised release. Appellant is Janet Sonja Schonewolf, a repeat offender struggling with heroin dependency. Following...

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