Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-10-06 16:00:43.423188+00
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United States Court of Appeals
                            For the Eighth Circuit
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                                No. 23-1623
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                            United States of America

                                      Plaintiff - Appellee

                                        v.

                            Norris O’Dell Hughes, Jr.

                                   Defendant - Appellant
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                     Appeal from United States District Court
                    for the Northern District of Iowa - Central
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                         Submitted: September 18, 2023
                            Filed: October 6, 2023
                                 [Unpublished]

Before SHEPHERD, KELLY, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

      After violating the conditions of supervised release, Norris Hughes received
an eight-month prison sentence. He challenges the decision to revoke rather than
order drug treatment.
       We conclude that the district court1 did not abuse its discretion. See United
States v. Melton, 666 F.3d 513, 516 (8th Cir. 2012). It carefully considered Hughes’s
arguments but ultimately concluded that his criminal history and multiple drug
violations made prison time a more appropriate option. See United States v. Miller,
557 F.3d 910, 914 (8th Cir. 2009) (“A district court need only find a single violation
to revoke a defendant’s supervised release.”). We accordingly affirm the judgment
of the district court.
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      1
        The Honorable Linda R. Reade, United States District Judge for the Northern
District of Iowa.
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