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Richard Kirkland Johnson v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 23-4331 · judgment October 22, 2025
Question presented
Whether the mere presence of a firearms in a bag on a shelf in a residence is sufficient to presume a defendant’s knowledge and constructive possession of the firearms where the defendant is a temporary occupant, sharing the residence with someone else who is subletting it?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Linn Richard Walker
Federal Public Defender
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 2026Petition DENIED.
- Feb 05 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Jan 29 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jan 21 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 23, 2026)