United States v. Haymond
In brief
The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded. 869 F. 3d 1153, vacated and remanded. JUSTICE GORSUCH, joined by JUSTICE GINSBURG, JUSTICE SO - TOMAYOR, and JUSTICE KAGAN, concluded that the application of §3583(k) in this case violated Mr. Haymond’s right to trial by jury.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided 5-4 · June 26, 2019 · Opinion by Justice Gorsuch
- What it’s about
- The Supreme Court wiped out the Tenth Circuit’s judgment and sent the case back (vacated and remanded).
- Who it affects
- Andre Haymond’s case was sent back after the Supreme Court wiped out the appeals court’s ruling (vacated it); four justices said applying the law to him violated his right to have a jury decide whether he committed the conduct, and his case remains unresolved.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Justice Gorsuch, joined by Justices Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan, concluded that applying 18 U.S.C. § 3583(k) to Haymond violated his right to a jury trial; Justice Breyer agreed with the result but wrote separately.
Question presented
Whether the court of appeals erred in holding "unconstitutional and unenforceable" the portions of 18 U.S.C. 3583(k) that required the district court to revoke respondent's ten-year term of supervised release, and to impose five years of reimprisonment, following its finding by a preponderance of the evidence that respondent violated the conditions of his release by knowingly possessing child pornography.
What the Court decided
Result
Vacated
The vote
- Joined the judgment
- Concurred in a separate opinion
- Dissented
- Wrote an opinion
- Concurring · 1agreed with the result, wrote separately
- Breyerwrote separately
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