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Aaron Davis Reed v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 26-50066 · judgment August 14, 2026

Pending

Question presented

  1. When a defendant’s offense of conviction is escape from custody, does adding an escape status point under U.S.S.G. § 4A1.1(e) – based on that same escape – violate the defendant’s right not to be subjected to multiple punishments under the Fifth Amendment Double Jeopardy Clause.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
John Andrew Kuchera
Attorney at Law

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 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 08 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2026.
  2. Sep 30 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
    Main Document
  3. Sep 18 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 26, 2026)
    Petition