No. 19-6552

Darrell Tykwan Atkinson v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-11-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-law criminal-conduct double-jeopardy federal-court federal-government punishment sentencing supervised-release
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2019-12-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Double Jeopardy Clause prohibits a federal court from revoking supervised release and sentencing someone based on criminal conduct for which the federal government has already punished that person

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Double Jeopardy Clause prohibits a federal court from revoking supervised release and sentencing someone based on criminal conduct for which the federal government has already punished that person.

Docket Entries

2019-12-09
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
2019-11-19
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-11-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 9, 2019)

Attorneys

Darrell Atkinson
Eric Joseph BrignacOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Eric Joseph BrignacOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent