U.S. v. Gementera.U.S. Appeals Court SUPERVISED RELEASE-CONDITIONS U.S. v. Gementera, 379 F.3d 596 (9th Cir. 2004). An offender who pled guilty to mail theft was sentenced to supervised release and he appealed his sentence. The appeals court affirmed, finding that a supervised release condition that required the offender to spend a day standing outside a post office wearing a signboard sign·board n. A board bearing a sign. signboard Noun a board carrying a sign or notice, often to advertise a business or product Noun 1. that stated "I stole mail. This is my punishment" was reasonably related to the legitimate statutory objective of rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. . The court also held that the condition did not violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against the infliction in·flic·tion n. 1. The act or process of imposing or meting out something unpleasant. 2. Something, such as punishment, that is inflicted. Noun 1. of cruel and unusual punishment Such punishment as would amount to torture or barbarity, any cruel and degrading punishment not known to the Common Law, or any fine, penalty, confinement, or treatment that is so disproportionate to the offense as to shock the moral sense of the community. . (Northern District of California) |
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