Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Published Opinions

Friday, February 20, 2009

Guzman: ok to require address in Mexico on supervised release

In U.S. v. Guzman, No. 08-14077 (Feb. 18, 2009), the Court held that the district court did not exceed its authority when it imposed a special condition of supervised release, requiring Guzman to inform the probation officer in writing of his address in Mexico within 72 hours of his deportation from the United States. The Court found that the purpose of such a condition fell within the purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). "Ensuring that Guzman remained in Mexico was strongly related to his unlawful re-entry offense, was specifically designed to deter him from unlawfully re-entering again, and, in this respect, would help protect the public from any future attempt by Guzman to unlawfully re-enter the country."