Omar Anthony Quintero-Arias v. United States

Though district courts have discretion to impose appropriate conditions of supervised release, that discretion is limited by 18 U.S.C. § 3583. See Concepcion v. United States, 597 U.S. 481, 494 (2022). Under that provision, district courts may only impose special conditions of supervised release that are “reasonably related” to the sentencing factors set out in 18 U.S.C. 3553 and “involve[] no greater deprivation of liberty than is necessary” for those purposes. 18 U.S.C. § 3583. Generally, appellate courts agree that this statutory mandate requires district courts to justify the imposition of special conditions of supervised release with factual findings on the record. But under what circumstances may a court impose a special condition without explanation, and when is a district court’s failure to adequately justify a special condition harmless? Because there is a divide among the circuit courts on this question, the Court should grant certiorari and resolve the issue.