Jerry Lee Thompson v. United States
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Does a district court commit reversible plain error when it imposes a condition of supervised release requiring the defendant to participate in and pay for substance abuse treatment, even though the record shows the defendant's drug abuse preceded the lengthy sentence for the underlying offense, the defendant successfully completed a residential treatment program, and there was no allegation of drug use during the term of supervised release that was revoked?
QUESTION PRESENTED L Does a district court commit reversible plain error when, in a sentence revoking supervised release, it a imposes a condition of supervised release requiring the defendant to participate in and pay for substance abuse treatment, even though the record shows that the defendant’s drug abuse preceded the lengthy sentence for the underlying substantive offense; the defendant successfully completed a lengthy residential treatment program through the Bureau of Prisons; there was no allegation that the defendant used alcohol or drugs during the term of supervised release that was revoked; and there was no allegation that his violation involved alcohol or drugs? ii