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Steven Nicholas Fulton v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 24-4300 · judgment May 6, 2025
Certiorari denied · November 17, 2025
Question presented
Whether an appellate court may, consistent with the Fifth and Sixth Amendments, reinstate a jury’s guilty verdict where the judge did not find, and the jury was not instructed on, a critical element of the offense of conviction.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jaclyn L. Tarlton
Assistant Federal Public Defender
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
Linked docket
25A124
Order
Order list, November 17, 2025 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Nov 17 2025Petition DENIED.
- Oct 30 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
- Oct 22 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Oct 03 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 6, 2025)
- Jul 30 2025Application (25A124) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until October 3, 2025.
- Jul 25 2025Application (25A124) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 4, 2025 to October 3, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.