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Gregory Maxwell Palmer v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 23-4538 · judgment November 18, 2025
Certiorari denied · March 23, 2026
Question presented
I. State defense counsel did not advise Palmer that his guilty plea created a substantial likelihood that he would be denaturalized and deported, rendering his conviction unconstitutional under the Sixth Amendment and Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356 (2010). Should evidence of Palmer’s unconstitutional conviction obtained in violation of Padilla be admitted at a federal trial?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Joshua Brown Carpenter
Federal Public Defender, NCWD
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 27 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Feb 13 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 25, 2026)