No. 25-5470

Hombra Lavail Williams v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-08-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: criminal-procedure district-court-discretion esteras-precedent sentencing-factors statutory-interpretation supervised-release
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Court should grant, vacate, and remand because the district court improperly considered retributive factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(2)(A) when revoking or modifying a term of supervised release under 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Whether , in light of this Court's decision in Esteras v. United States , 145 S. Ct. 2031 (2025) and in order to maintain uniform application of this Court ’s precedent , the Court should grant, vacate, and remand, because the district court considered , contrary to Esteras, the retributive factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(2)(A)—such as promoting respect for the law —when revoking or modifying a term of supervised release under 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)? ii PARTIES Hombra Williams is the Petitioner; he was the Defendant -Appellant below before the 8th Circuit. The United States of America is the Respondent and was the Plaintiff -Appellee below.

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-05
Brief of United States in opposition submitted.
2025-12-05
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2025-10-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 5, 2025.
2025-10-27
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-10-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 5, 2025 to December 5, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-10-06
Response Requested. (Due November 5, 2025)
2025-09-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
2025-09-23
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-09-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-08-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 25, 2025)

Attorneys

Hombra Williams
Rockne Ole ColeCole Law Firm, PC, Petitioner
Rockne Ole ColeCole Law Firm, PC, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent