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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
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
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)