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Shadon Demetric Edwards v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 22-13963 · judgment June 27, 2025


Certiorari denied · December 8, 2025

Question presented

Issue I Whether errors under Erlinger v. United States, 602 U.S. 821 (2024) are structural errors, or whether they are subject to harmless or plain error review. Issue II If plain error review is applicable, this Court should establish the proper method for measuring prejudice when a defendant has pleaded guilty to the simple offense of 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1).

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Margaret Yvonne Foldes
Federal Public Defender's Office

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
25A278

Proceedings

  1. Dec 08 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 13 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
  3. Nov 07 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Oct 27 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 1, 2025)
  5. Sep 10 2025
    Application (25A278) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until October 27, 2025.
  6. Sep 05 2025
    Application (25A278) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 25, 2025 to October 25, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.