No. 20-6883

Christopher Brent Garner v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-01-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-procedure constitutional-challenge due-process federal-authority jury-trial legal-error sentencing sentencing-review standard-of-review supervised-release trial-by-jury
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-02-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. §3583(g) unconstitutionally deprives federal supervised releasees of the right to trial by jury?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Whether 18 U.S.C. §3583(g) unconstitutionally deprives federal supervised releasees of the right to trial by jury? Whether courts of appeals reviewing sentences following the revocation of federal supervised release must ignore preserved legal errors so long as they are not clear or obvious? ii

Docket Entries

2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-01-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-01-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 16, 2021)

Attorneys

Christopher Brent Garner
Kevin Joel PageOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Kevin Joel PageOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent