No. 25A121

James Taric Byrd v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2025-07-29
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: criminal-conviction criminal-sentencing district-court life-imprisonment notice-of-appeal third-circuit
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court's imposition of a life sentence for the charged criminal offenses was legally appropriate given the circumstances of the case

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : 2. Mr. Byrd proceeded to trial and was found guilty by a jury of these counts. He was sentenced on January 31, 2023, by the Honorable Cathy Bissoon to total term of life imprisonment. A term of supervised release of 3 years was also ordered as well as a special assessment. Mr. Byrd filed timely notice of appeal in this matter on January 31, 2023. 3. On March 5, 2025, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the judgment of the district court and issued a not precedential opinion, submitted herewith as

Docket Entries

2025-08-18
Application (25A121) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until September 29, 2025.
2025-08-13
Application (25A121) to extend further the time from September 2, 2025 to September 29, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
2025-07-30
Application (25A121) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until September 2, 2025.
2025-07-17
Application (25A121) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 31, 2025 to September 2, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

James Byrd
Robert EpsteinFederal Community Defender Office for the EDPA, Petitioner
Robert EpsteinFederal Community Defender Office for the EDPA, Petitioner
United States of America
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent