United States v. Hernandez

GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.

Brice Hernandez claims that he is stuck in a vicious cycle. Originally convicted of possessing an unregistered firearm seven years ago, he served his time and won supervised release. But when he violated the conditions imposed on his release he found himself back in prison. Over the years this process has now repeated itself no fewer than four times. In this appeal, Mr. Hernandez asks us to undo his latest prison sentence, arguing that the district court’s view of the statutory revocation authority granted it by 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(3) means defendants like him can be…