The following excerpt is from United States v. Legree, No. 19-3794-cr (Lead), No. 19-3805-cr (Con) (2nd Cir. 2020):
"The standard of review on the appeal of a sentence for violation of supervised release is . . . the same standard as for sentencing generally: whether the sentence imposed is reasonable." United States v. McNeil, 415 F.3d 273, 277 (2d Cir. 2005). Accordingly, the standard applicable to the substantive reasonableness challenge is the same as above. As to the procedural challenge, the sentence is unreasonable if the district court, among other errors, "fails adequately to explain
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