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Ronald Tai Young Moon, Jr. v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 20-13822 · judgment May 10, 2022


Certiorari denied · October 31, 2022
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

What is the standard for finding a waiver (as opposed to mere forfeiture) of the Sixth Amendment right to a “public trial?” This prominently includes whether such a waiver must be by the defendant personally, or whether actions and inactions only by counsel can waive the right for the defendant.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Steven Randall Horton
SRHLAW, LLC

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 31 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 12 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/28/2022.
  3. Oct 06 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Oct 03 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 4, 2022)