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Jamil Jones v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 24-462 · judgment June 11, 2025
Question presented
Whether the failure to apologize or express remorse violates the Fifth Amendment right to remain silent at sentencing, a question left open by Mitchell v. United States, 526 U.S. 314, 325 (1999)? RELATED PROCEEDINGS United States District Court United States v. Jones, 21-CR-106-DKW (D. HI.) Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals United States v. Jones, 24-462
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Verna Jean Wefald
Attorney at Law
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.
- Sep 03 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 14, 2025)