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Frederick L. Brewer v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 23-2138 · judgment July 21, 2025

Certiorari denied · November 24, 2025

Question presented

Whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendments prohibit a federal court from basing a criminal defendant’s sentence on conduct for which a jury has acquitted the defendant.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Edward John Hunt
Hunt Law Group, S.C.

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, November 24, 2025 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

Nov 24 2025
Petition DENIED.
Nov 06 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
Oct 30 2025
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
Main Document
Oct 17 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 20, 2025)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service