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Mark Eugene Benton v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 24-4556 · judgment February 11, 2025
Questions presented
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Was the search of the petitioners vehicle, on 12-31-2020, lawful under the 4th Amendment of the United States Constitution, as well as Montana Cnstitution Art.II,Sec.11?
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. Did the petitioner recieve effective counsel under the 6th Amendment to the United States Constitution?
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Did the Court improperly construe the rules of Probation and Parole for the State of Montana?
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. Does the petitioner have a valid claim of the denial of a constitutional right in which jurists of reason would find debatable?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Mark E. Benton
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
24A853
Order
Order list, January 12, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Jan 12 2026Petition DENIED.
- Dec 24 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
- Dec 17 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jul 10 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 24, 2025)
- Mar 06 2025Application (24A853) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 11, 2025.
- Feb 22 2025Application (24A853) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 12, 2025 to July 11, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.