No. 17-1672October Term 2018Decided Jun 26, 2019
United States v. Haymond
This case asked whether a federal supervised-release law could require a judge to send a defendant back to prison for at least five years based on the judge’s own finding, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the defendant committed certain new conduct.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 26, 2019
- What it's about
This case asked whether a federal supervised-release law could require a judge to send a defendant back to prison for at least five years based on the judge’s own finding, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the defendant committed certain new conduct. It arose after Andre Haymond, who had been convicted of possessing child pornography, was found while on supervised release to have knowingly possessed child pornography again.
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.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit / Decision released Jun 26, 2019
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided June 26, 2019
The Court released its decision on June 26, 2019 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
- Grounding
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- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
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- Jun 1, 2026
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