United States v. Kimo Sims

OPINION

WATFORD, Circuit Judge:

At issue in this appeal is a vagueness challenge to a special condition of supervised release imposed as part of defendant Kimo Sims’ sentence. The district court imposed the disputed condition to address Sims’ long-term use of marijuana, which played a role in the conduct (distributing methamphetamine) that led to his conviction in this case.

In light of Sims’ extensive history of marijuana use, the district court prohibited him from using marijuana while he is on supervised release. To prevent Sims from evading the prohibition by switching to increasingly…