No. 19-6948

Michael Eugene Spry v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-12-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-USC-3553 criminal-procedure double-jeopardy due-process federal-courts federal-jurisdiction federal-sentencing sentencing sentencing-guidelines sentencing-reasonableness supervised-release
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2020-01-24
Question Presented (from Petition)

I.
WHETHER
THE
APPELLANT
MICHAEL
EUGENE
SPRY'S
SENTENCE WAS UNREASONABLE AS IT WAS GREATER THAN
NECESSARY AND AS SUCH, FAILS TO COMPLY WITH TITLE 18,
UNTIED STATES CODE, SECTION 3553?

II.
WHETHER
THE
DOUBLE
JEOPARDY
CLAUSE
PROHIBITS
A
FEDERAL COURT FROM REVOKING SUPERVISED RELEASE AND
SENTENCING SOMEONE
BASED ON CONDUCT
FOR WHICH
I A
STATE HAS ALREADY PUNISHED
THAT PERSON?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the appellant Michael Eugene Spry's sentence was unreasonable as it was greater than necessary and as such, fails to comply with Title 18, United States Code, Section 3553?

Docket Entries

2020-01-27
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
2020-01-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-12-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 15, 2020)

Attorneys

Michael Spry
Jennifer Haynes RoseLaw Office of Jennifer Haynes Rose, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent