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Travis Tuggle v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 24-1458 · judgment August 22, 2024


Certiorari denied · January 20, 2026

Questions presented

  1. Whether the petitioner’s Sixth Amendment right to the effective assistance of counsel was infringed upon when counsel failed to argue that, in order for the plain view doctrine, an exception to the warrant requirement of the Fourth Amendment’s protection against the Unreasonable Search and Seizure of the Government, to apply, the Government must be occupying a place it was lawfully entitled to be, particularly in light of today’s technological advances.

  2. Whether, despite the fact that the imposition of sentence may result in the same sentence, was counsel’s performance deficient and the petitioner prejudiced when counsel failed to file a Rule 28 (j) during the pendency of the petitioner’s direct appeal which would have allowed the petitioner to be resentenced.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Travis Tuggle

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 20 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 31 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
  3. Dec 22 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Jan 16 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 14, 2026)