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United States v. Denny

United States District Court, District of Montana
Oct 14, 2021
No. CR-13-115-GF-BMM (D. Mont. Oct. 14, 2021)

Opinion

CR-13-115-GF-BMM

10-14-2021

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. BRUCE JOHN DENNY, Defendant.


ORDER

BRIAN MORRIS, CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.

United States Magistrate Judge John Johnston entered Findings and Recommendations in this matter on September 29, 2021. (Doc. 156.)

When a party makes no objections, the Court need not review de novo the proposed Findings and Recommendations. Bad Old Man v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 153-52 (1986). This Court will review Judge Johnston's Findings and Recommendations, however, for clear error. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Commodore Bus. Mach., Inc., 656 F.2d 1309, 1313 (9th Cir. 1981).

Judge Johnston conducted a revocation hearing on September 28, 2021. (Doc. 164.) The United States accused Denny of violating his conditions of supervised release 1) by using methamphetamine; and 2) by failing to report for sex offender treatment. (Doc. 148.)

At the revocation hearing, Denny admitted he had violated the terms of his supervised release by using methamphetamine. (Doc. 151.) The Court dismissed alleged violation 2 on the government's motion. (Id.) Judge Johnston found that the violation Denny admitted proved to be serious and warranted revocation, and recommended that Deny receive a custodial sentence of 12 months and 1 day, with a no supervised release to follow. (Doc. 156.) Denny was advised of his right to appeal and his right to allocute before the undersigned. (Doc. 151.) The violation proves serious and warrants revocation of Denny's supervised release. The Court finds no clear error in Judge Johnston's Findings and Recommendations.

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Judge Johnston's Findings and Recommendations (Doc. 156) are ADOPTED IN FULL. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant Bruce John Denny be sentenced to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons for 12 months and 1 day, with no supervised release to follow.


Summaries of

United States v. Denny

United States District Court, District of Montana
Oct 14, 2021
No. CR-13-115-GF-BMM (D. Mont. Oct. 14, 2021)
Case details for

United States v. Denny

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. BRUCE JOHN DENNY, Defendant.

Court:United States District Court, District of Montana

Date published: Oct 14, 2021

Citations

No. CR-13-115-GF-BMM (D. Mont. Oct. 14, 2021)