No. 25-5763

James Lee Winn v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-09-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: alcohol-restriction conditions-of-release deprivation-of-liberty sentencing-conditions statutory-interpretation supervised-release
Latest Conference: 2025-11-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Special Condition #11 of the imposed conditions of supervised release, requiring Mr. Winn to abstain from alcohol and stay out of bars, violates 18 U.S.C. § 3583(c) and § 3583(d), is a greater deprivation of liberty than necessary, and is overbroad, where he has not used alcohol in over 17 years and neither his original conditions of release or his later modified conditions of release included that condition?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether Special Condition #11 of the imposed conditions of supervised release, requiring Mr. Winn to abstain from alcohol and stay out of bars, violates 18 U.S.C. § 3583(c) and § 3583(d), is a greater deprivation of liberty than necessary, and is overbroad, where he has not used alcohol in over 17 years and neither his original conditions of release or his later modified conditions of release included that condition ?

Docket Entries

2025-11-10
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
2025-10-10
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-10-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-09-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 30, 2025)

Attorneys

James Lee Winn
John Palmer RhodesFederal Defenders of Montana, Petitioner
John Palmer RhodesFederal Defenders of Montana, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent