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Eric Fru Nji, Wilson Nuyila Tita, and Wilson Che Fonguh v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 23-4236, 23-4284, 23-4387 · judgment November 18, 2025


Certiorari denied · March 23, 2026

Question presented

Whether the district court and Fourth Circuit erred by allowing the jury to be instructed under a Pinkerton standard, a willful blindness instruction, and with an aiding and abetting instruction in this transport of firearms case, and thereby unconstitutionally diminished the government’s standard of proof, constituting an important question of federal law this Court should address.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert James Wagner
Robert J. Wagner, PLC

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Mar 23 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 05 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
  3. Feb 26 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Feb 11 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 20, 2026)