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Anthony Lemicy v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 23-2901 · judgment November 26, 2024
Question presented
I. CAN THE GOVERNMENT PROVE THE SPECIFIC INTENT OF "USE" "FOR THE PURPOSE" WITHOUT THE MINORS TESTIFYING(direct evidence), OR CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE(hot line tip, captions on the videos, etc.), WITH NOTHING MORE THAN JUST THE IMAGES THEMSELVES IN VIOLATION OF 18 U.S.C. §2251(a), and 18 U.S.C. §2256(2)(A)(v)? II- DOES A FEDERAL JUDGE HAVE TO CONDUCT A THOROUGH DIALOGUE ON THE RECORD TO MAKE SURE A DEFENDANT, SHACKLED OR NOT, PRO_SE OR REPRESENTED, KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TESTIFY, AND DOES THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE WHICH CAME ABOUT AFTER ALL THE EVIDENCE OVERRIDES THE CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATION THAT BEGAN AT THE START OF THE TRIAL? III.WAS THE PETITIONERS SENTENCE MISCALCULATED AND UNREASONABLE DUE TO THE JUDGE BEING VINDICTIVE AND NOT STRAYING FROM THE "DRACONIAN MANDATE" OF THE FEENEY AMENDMENT IBILL?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Anthony Lemicy
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Oct 20 2025Petition DENIED.
- Oct 02 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
- Sep 30 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jun 12 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 20, 2025)
- May 02 2025Application (24A1055) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until June 16, 2025.
- Apr 14 2025Application (24A1055) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 17, 2025 to June 16, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.