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Michael Hinds v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 24-1704, 22-1848 · judgment August 8, 2025

Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026

Question presented

Does the ACCA occasions-different inquiry, requiring a detailed, multi-factored analysis of the facts surrounding at least three prior offenses—facts which are not intrinsic to the elements of 922(g)(l)—render Erlinger errors structural and not subject to harmless-error analysis?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jean Pierre Nogues III
Federal Community Defender of E.D. Mich.

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, February 23, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

Feb 23 2026
Petition DENIED.
Jan 15 2026
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
Jan 12 2026
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
Nov 07 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 28, 2026)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service