No. 25-6151

Christopher Lewis Tucker v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: criminal-procedure medication-administration pretrial-custody sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation supervised-release
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2026-01-09
Question Presented (from Petition)

Is a twenty-five year term of supervised release with stringent special conditions including the forced administration of medication "greater than necessary" to satisfy the statutory purposes of sentencing enumerated in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) in the context of a criminal defendant who "languished in pretrial custody for more than five years," waiting for a competency evaluation?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is a twenty-five year term of supervised release with stringent special conditions including forced medication 'greater than necessary' to satisfy statutory sentencing purposes under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) for a defendant who languished in pretrial custody for over five years?

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-03
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-12-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-11-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 18, 2025)

Attorneys

Christopher Tucker
Eric Joseph BrignacOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent