U.S. v. STITT

Nos. 17-765, 17-766.

139 S.Ct. 399 (2018)

UNITED STATES, Petitioner v. Victor J. STITT, II. United States, Petitioner v. Jason Daniel Sims.

Supreme Court of United States.

Argued October 9, 2018.

Decided December 10, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erica Ross , Washington, D.C., for Petitioner.

Jeffrey L. Fisher , Menlo Park, CA, appointed by this Court, for Respondents.

Noel J. Francisco , Solicitor General, John P. Cronan , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Eric J. Feigin , Erica L. Ross , Assistants to the Solicitor General, David M. Lieberman , Francesco Valentini , Attorneys, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner.

Stephen Newman , Federal Public Defender, Timothy C. Ivey , Catherine Adinaro , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Cleveland, OH, for Respondent Victor J. Stitt.

Chris Tarver , Federal Defender's Office, Little Rock, AR, Pamela S. Karlan , Stanford Law School, Supreme Court, Litigation Clinic, Stanford, CA, Jeffrey L. Fisher , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Menlo Park, CA, Bradley N. Garcia , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, D.C., for Respondent Jason Daniel Sims.


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