No. 20-5346

Jerry Lee Thompson v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: civil-rights criminal-procedure due-process judicial-discretion plain-error sentencing substance-abuse-treatment supervised-release
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a district court commit reversible plain error when it imposes a condition of supervised release requiring the defendant to participate in and pay for substance abuse treatment, even though the record shows the defendant's drug abuse preceded the lengthy sentence for the underlying offense, the defendant successfully completed a residential treatment program, and there was no allegation of drug use during the term of supervised release that was revoked?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED L Does a district court commit reversible plain error when, in a sentence revoking supervised release, it a imposes a condition of supervised release requiring the defendant to participate in and pay for substance abuse treatment, even though the record shows that the defendant’s drug abuse preceded the lengthy sentence for the underlying substantive offense; the defendant successfully completed a lengthy residential treatment program through the Bureau of Prisons; there was no allegation that the defendant used alcohol or drugs during the term of supervised release that was revoked; and there was no allegation that his violation involved alcohol or drugs? ii

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-08-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 14, 2020)

Attorneys

Jerry Lee Thompson
Christopher A. CurtisFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Christopher A. CurtisFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent