Federal Defenders of New York Second Circuit Blog

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Unconditioned

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United States v. Gill, No. 07-0284-cr (2d Cir. April 17, 2008) (Cabranes, Sotomayor, Wesley, CJJ) (per curiam) Gill, who pled guilty to making false statements in a health care matter, unsuccessfully challenged two of his special conditions of supervised release. The first, which barred him from “engaging in the business of counseling,” was reasonably related … Read more

Notice No-No’s

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United States v. Hargrove, No. 06-4276-cr (2d Cir. August 16, 2007) (Feinberg, Calabresi, Wesley, CJJ). Terrence Altman had pled guilty to a drug misdemeanor (yes, there are drug misdemeanors), but violated his supervised release by using cocaine. While awaiting sentencing on that violation, he tested positive again. He admitted to that violation as well and, … Read more