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Charles Barrett v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 24-3546 · judgment December 8, 2025
Certiorari denied · April 20, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit erred in allowing the government to admit evidence of prior uncharged allegations of sexual assault from three (3) different witnesses pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 413.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Donald B. Marks
Marks & Brooklier, APC
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Apr 20 2026Petition DENIED.
- Apr 01 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
- Mar 27 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Mar 13 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 17, 2026)