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Jon Wynn Jarrard, Sr. v. Wilfredo Martell, Warden

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 24-6940 · judgment December 27, 2024


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Was the conviction obtained through the use of what the Solicitor knew, or should have known to be false testimony, and did the Solicitor fail to correct the false testimony when it occurred, in violation of the petitioner's constitutional rights under the 14th USCA?

  2. Was Petitioner's right to confront all witnesses against him as guaranteed by the 6th USCA violated by testimony of what the grandmother of the alleged victim had said, and by the testimony of Tony Collins saying what the solicitor had said and by no one calling the grandmother or the solicitor to the stand for cross examination even though they were available at the trial and there was no prior opportunity to cross examine her?

  3. Was Defense counsel ineffective by not being familiar with discovery and failing to interview important witnesses. Violating petitioner's constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel under the 6th USCA?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jon Wynn Jarrard Sr.

For respondent
Melody Jane Brown
South Carolina Attorney General's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 10 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Sep 04 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Wilfredo Martell, Warden to respond filed.
  4. May 08 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 29, 2025)