upholding under plain error review a condition that defendant abstain from alcohol and all intoxicants because it was related to defendant’s his- tory of alcohol abuse, to his drug offense because there is a tie between drugs and alcohol, and to defendant’s goal of remaining drug-free
How later courts described this case
- upholding under plain error review a condition that defendant abstain from alcohol and all intoxicants because it was related to defendant’s his- tory of alcohol abuse, to his drug offense because there is a tie between drugs and alcohol, and to defendant’s goal of remaining drug-free
- noting the relationship between the special condition imposed [abstention from alcohol] and Mr. Brown’s offense of conviction [cocaine distribution], stating “it is hardly a secret that there is a tie between drug abuse and alcohol abuse”
- “minting]” the record “to determine whether the sentencing court had a reasonable basis” for the imposition of a condition of supervised release, and finding a “meaningful connection between the condition and the appellant’s criminal history”
- "min[ing]" the record "to determine whether the sentencing court had a reasonable basis" for the imposition of a condition of supervised release, and finding a "meaningful connection between the condition and the appellant's criminal history"
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
United States Court of Appeals
For the First Circuit
No. 00-1046
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Appellee,
v.
JOHN O. BROWN,
Defendant, Appellant.
ERRATA SHEET
The opinion of this Court issued on December 18, 2000 is
corrected as follows:
On page 6, line 2, change "ususal" to "usual"