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