No. 25-1086

Keith Pharms v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-18
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: acquitted-conduct due-process-clause fifth-amendment jury-trial-right sentencing sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendments prohibit a sentencing court from increasing a criminal defendant's sentence based on conduct of which a jury acquitted him.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendments prohibit a sentencing court from increasing a criminal defendant's sentence based on conduct of which a jury acquitted him

Docket Entries

2026-03-24
Amicus brief of 18 Former Federal Judges submitted.
2026-03-20
Amicus brief of 18 Former Federal Judges submitted.
2026-03-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 17, 2026)
2025-04-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 16, 2026)

Attorneys

18 Former Federal Judges
Christopher D. ManWinston & Strawn LLP, Amicus
Keith Pharms
John Patrick ElwoodArnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Petitioner
Stanley Cichowski
Kevin Cichowski — Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent