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Marquise Graham v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 23-5618 · judgment September 29, 2025


Certiorari denied · March 30, 2026

Question presented

What is the test for reviewing for harmlessness a preserved error in the case of a guilty plea, where the error is the government’s failure to charge or prove to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt a fact necessary to the punishment, in violation of the Fifth and Sixth Amendments?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jennifer Niles Coffin
Federal Defender Services of E.D. Tennessee

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
25A717

Proceedings

  1. Mar 30 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 12 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2026.
  3. Mar 05 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Feb 25 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 1, 2026)
  5. Dec 18 2025
    Application (25A717) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until February 26, 2026.
  6. Dec 15 2025
    Application (25A717) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 28, 2025 to February 26, 2026, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.