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Kenneth Robert Simpson v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 24-2575, 24-2576 · judgment November 6, 2025
Questions presented
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Whether a Constitutional challenge to the imposition of a new sentence on revocation constitutes, an “improperly raised collateral attack” on the underlying conviction and sentence?
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Whether the district court relied on impermissible factors in revoking Mr. Simpson’s Supervised Release term, sentencing him, and imposing a new term of supervised release.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kenneth Simpson
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Orders
Order list, April 20, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Rehearing denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Rehearing DENIED.
- Sep 09 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Aug 13 2026Motion for Leave to Withdraw of Kenneth Simpson not accepted for filing. (September 02, 2026)
- May 07 2026Petition for Rehearing filed.
- Apr 20 2026Petition DENIED.
- Apr 02 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
- Mar 27 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Mar 11 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 16, 2026)