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John Buncich v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 18-1216 · judgment June 5, 2019

Certiorari denied · November 12, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Where there is a finding of Chapman error, does the appellate court err by relying on its own assessment of the credibility of the defendant’s testimony and evidence to find harmless error.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
J. Michael Katz
Law Offices of J. Michael Katz

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 12 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 23 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019.
  3. Oct 11 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
  4. Oct 01 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 6, 2019)