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Goyko Gustav Kuburovich v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 19-10215 · judgment July 8, 2021
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition and a Ninth Circuit decision below.
Question presented
Where a criminal defendant is prosecuted in federal court for a single count of bankruptcy fraud relying on multiple alleged false statements, each with a different defense, does the district court have an obligation to issue a sua sponte jury unanimity instruction?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
David Zarmi
Zarmi Law
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, March 21, 2022 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Mar 21 2022Petition DENIED.
- Mar 02 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
- Feb 23 2022Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Dec 15 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 18, 2022)