Opinion ID: 2806247
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Heading: Moore’s three-year term of supervised release

Text: Moore also contends that the sentencing court’s imposition of a term of supervised release on him without first making the necessary finding that such a term was necessary under the circumstances constitutes procedural error. In the supervised release context, we review allegations of procedural error de novo. United States v. Baker, 755 F.3d 515, 522 (7th Cir. 2014). Moore is correct that before it imposes a term of supervised release, the sentencing district court must first make a finding that it is necessary under the circumstances. United States v. Thompson, 777 F.3d 368, 372 (7th Cir. 2015) (“Supervised release is required by statute in fewer than half of cases subject to the sentencing guidelines.”). We agree with Moore that in this instance, the district court imposed a term of supervised release without first enunciating its finding that a term of supervised release was necessary. Accordingly, we vacate Moore’s sentence and remand this case for further proceedings. On remand, the sentencing district court should consult our recent discussions of supervised release, including United States v. Kappes, 782 F.3d 828 (7th Cir. 2015), Thompson, supra, and United States v. Siegel, 753 F.3d 705 (7th Cir. 2014).