No. 25-7045

Kenneth Robert Simpson v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-17
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review collateral-attack constitutional-challenge due-process sentencing supervised-release-revocation
Latest Conference: 2026-04-17
Question Presented (from Petition)

1) Whether a Constitutional challenge to the imposition of a new sentence on revocation constitutes, an "improperly raised collateral attack" on the underlying conviction and sentence?

2) Whether the district court relied on impermissible factors in revoking Mr. Simpson's Supervised Release term, sentencing him, and imposing a new term of supervised release.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a constitutional challenge to the imposition of a new sentence on revocation of supervised release constitutes an improperly raised collateral attack on the underlying conviction, and whether the district court relied on impermissible factors in revoking supervised release and imposing a new sentence

Docket Entries

2026-04-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
2026-03-27
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-03-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2026-03-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 16, 2026)

Attorneys

Kenneth Simpson
Kathryn Bertel ParishCarlyle Parish, LLC, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent