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United States v. Knife

United States District Court, District of Montana
Feb 16, 2023
No. CR-14-92-GF-BMM (D. Mont. Feb. 16, 2023)

Opinion

CR-14-92-GF-BMM

02-16-2023

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. JOE LONG KNIFE, Defendant.


ORDER

Brian Morris, Chief District Judge.

United States Magistrate Judge John Johnston entered Findings and Recommendations in this matter on January 27, 2023. (Doc. 93.)

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, 15352 (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 January 26, 2023. (Doc. 93.) The United States accused Joe Long Knife, (Long Knife) of violating his conditions of supervised release 1) by committing another crime; 2) by failing to notify his probation officer of a change in residence; 3) by failing to report for substance abuse testing. (Doc. 85.)

At the revocation hearing, Long Knife admitted that he had violated the terms of his supervised release 1) by committing another crime; 2) by failing to notify his probation officer of a change in residence; 3) by failing to report for substance abuse testing. (Doc. 88.) Judge Johnston found that the violations Long Knife admitted to be serious and warranted revocation, and recommended revocation of Long Knife's supervised release and recommended a custodial sentence of 6 months, with 18 months supervised release to follow. (Doc. 93.) Long Knife was advised of his right to appeal and his right to allocute before the undersigned. (Doc. 88.) The violations prove serious and warrant revocation of Long Knife'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. 93) are ADOPTED IN FULL. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant Joe Long Knife be sentenced to the Bureau of Prisons for 6 months, with 18 months supervised release to follow.


Summaries of

United States v. Knife

United States District Court, District of Montana
Feb 16, 2023
No. CR-14-92-GF-BMM (D. Mont. Feb. 16, 2023)
Case details for

United States v. Knife

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. JOE LONG KNIFE, Defendant.

Court:United States District Court, District of Montana

Date published: Feb 16, 2023

Citations

No. CR-14-92-GF-BMM (D. Mont. Feb. 16, 2023)