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Norris Williams v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 24-12090 · judgment April 15, 2025
Questions presented
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Whether the federal courts of appeals are irreconcilably divided on the proper formulation of entrapment jury instructions, specifically: (A) what constitutes "government inducement"; (B) whether instructions must explicitly state that predisposition existed before government contact; and (C) whether the burden of proof must be explicitly stated within the entrapment instruction itself.
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Whether the Eleventh Circuit violated due process by failing to address a limited remand order issued under Rule 60(b)(6) and Rule 11(a) and 11(b), thereby leaving unresolved constitutional claims pending for over twelve months.
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Whether the district court addressed the merits of Appellants Habeas Corpus 2255; pertaining to PSR record from previous case # 2:00-cr-37-FT.M29D has relevant criminal history Shepheard Documentation Validation?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Norris Williams
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, March 30, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Mar 30 2026Petition DENIED.
- Mar 12 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2026.
- Mar 04 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Nov 01 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 27, 2026)