The case is U.S. v. Pappan, involving a Wind River Reservation resident and member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe. He was already sentenced at the low end of the range, but appealed anyway. Now it’s all up for grabs.
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I find it difficult to understand how failing to return to jail from a work release program or similar situation could ever be considered a crime of violence. Breaking out of prison- crime of violence possibly depending on circumstances. Walking away from a half-way house or work release program…not a wise decision but there is nothing inherently ‘violent’ in the act.