Supreme Court Limits Factors for Revoking Supervised Release (1)

The US Supreme Court limited what factors judges can consider when deciding whether to revoke a sentence of supervised release.

In a 7-2 decision on Friday, the court’s majority said the statute governing supervised release prevents judges from weighing the need for the sentence to reflect the seriousness of the offense, promote respect for the law, and provide a just punishment.

Edgardo Esteras, Timothy Jaimez, and Toriano Leaks Jr. argued those factors, which judges must weigh when sentencing someone for a crime under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(2)(A), were omitted from the supervised release statute 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e).

Justice Amy ...