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Michael Garrick Denson v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 24-1561 · judgment June 2, 2025

Certiorari denied · October 20, 2025

Question presented

Whether there was sufficient evidence to sustain the jury verdicts. . Whether the court erred in applying a two-level sentencing enhancement for possession of a dangerous weapon. . Whether Defendant’s sentence was substantively unreasonable.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David Edmund Mullin
Mullin & Laverty, LC

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 20 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 02 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
  3. Sep 25 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Sep 05 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 14, 2025)
    Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixAppendixProof of Service