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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
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition and an Eleventh Circuit decision below.
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
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, October 31, 2022 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 31 2022Petition DENIED.
- Oct 12 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/28/2022.
- Oct 06 2022Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Oct 03 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 4, 2022)