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Cory Collin Fitzgerald Sanders v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 23-4486 · judgment July 24, 2025


Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026

Question presented

In a federal criminal prosecution that requires proof of specific intent, may a court instruct the jury that it may infer willful intent or guilty knowledge from the “irregular manner” in which a defendant’s conduct was carried out—an instruction never before approved by any court of appeals and inconsistent with this Court’s precedent defining willfulness? List of Parties All parties to the proceedings are listing in the caption of the case.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Meghan Suzanne Skelton
SkeltonLaw, LLC

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 12 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 04 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
  3. Oct 30 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Oct 14 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 17, 2025)