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Brijesh Goel v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 23-7778 · judgment October 9, 2024
Certiorari denied · October 20, 2025
Question presented
Whether the Court of Appeals below violated the Petitioner's constitutional right to counsel on direct appeal by failing to make an on-the-record finding that the Petitioner had made a knowing, voluntary, intelligent, and unequivocal waiver of the right to counsel on direct appeal? -1-
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Brijesh Goel
For respondent
D. John Sauer
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 20, 2025 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 20 2025Petition DENIED.
- Oct 02 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
- Sep 25 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jan 07 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 9, 2025)