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Victor Samuel Brito v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 24-3709 · judgment May 22, 2025

Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025

Question presented

I. Whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendments guarantee a criminal defendant the right to have a jury consider and give effect to a necessity defense when there is any foundation in the evidence, and whether the trial court violated this right by precluding the necessity defense entirely.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Stephen Jonathan Young
Law Office of S. Jonathan Young

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 07 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Aug 04 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Jul 21 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 28, 2025)
    Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service