No. 25-5225

Manuel Vega v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-07-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure multiple-violations prison-term sentencing statutory-interpretation supervised-release
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

A court, in imposing sentence upon a criminal
defendant, may include as part of the sentence a term of
supervised release. If the defendant violates the conditions
of supervised release, the court may revoke supervised release
and require the defendant "to serve in prison all or part of the
term of supervised release authorized by statute for the
offense that resulted in such term of supervised release." 18
U.S.C. § 3583(e)(3).

If a defendant has multiple violations of supervised
release, can the court require the defendant to serve in prison
a cumulative total that exceeds the term of supervised release
imposed for his offense?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a court can impose a cumulative prison sentence for multiple supervised release violations that exceeds the original term of supervised release

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-08-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-08-04
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-08-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-07-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 28, 2025)

Attorneys

Manuel Vega
Walter K. Pyle — Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent