No. 25A580

Tony Phillips v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-17
Status: Application
Type: A
Tags: appellate-review criminal-trial due-process judicial-discretion life-imprisonment sentencing
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a criminal defendant's right to a fair trial is violated when a district court imposes a life sentence following a re-trial without providing specific justification for the enhanced sentencing

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : 2. After an original trial and a six-week long re-trial, Mr. Phillips was found guilty. He was sentenced on December 4, 2018, by the Honorable Madeline Cox Arleo to a total term of life imprisonment, five years of supervised release, restitution and a special assessment. Mr. Phillips filed timely notice of appeal in this matter on January 31, 2023. 3, On June 4, 2025, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the judgment of the district court and issued a not precedential opinion, submitted herewith as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

2025-12-15
Application (25A580) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until January 30, 2026.
2025-12-12
Application of Tony Phillips for a further extension of time submitted.
2025-12-10
Application (25A580) to extend further the time from December 31, 2025 to January 30, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.
2025-11-18
Application (25A580) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until December 31, 2025.
2025-11-13
Application (25A580) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Tony Phillips
Robert EpsteinFederal Community Defender Office for the EDPA, Petitioner
Robert EpsteinFederal Community Defender Office for the EDPA, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent