No. 25-6138
Michael Chance v. United States
Tags: circuit-split federal-sentencing life-expectancy parsimony-principle sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2026-01-09
Question Presented (from Petition)
Where 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) mandates that federal courts "shall impose a sentence sufficient, but not greater than necessary, to comply with [its] purposes," does a sentence significantly longer than the defendant's life expectancy fail to comply with that command?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a sentence significantly longer than a defendant's life expectancy fails to comply with the parsimony principle under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)
Docket Entries
2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-03
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-12-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-11-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 17, 2025)
Attorneys
Michael Chance
Janice L. Bergmann — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent