No. 25-6477

Warren Harold Brown v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-law criminal-conspiracy double-jeopardy hobbs-act judicial-precedent sentencing
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether Callanan v. United States, 364 U.S. 587 (1961), should be overruled or limited as violative of the Double Jeopardy Clause where petitioner was twice convicted and double sentenced to 40 years' consecutive imprisonment for a single violation of the indivisible Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), by attempting to rob a convenience store in a momentary, coterminous conspiracy.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Callanan v. United States should be overruled or limited as violative of the Double Jeopardy Clause where a defendant was twice convicted and sentenced for a single violation of the Hobbs Act

Docket Entries

2026-02-23
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2025-12-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 4, 2026)

Attorneys

United States of America
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Warren Harold Brown
Wainscott Walker PutneyScott W. Putney, P.C., Petitioner