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Nicholas Javon Martin v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 25-1512 · judgment January 22, 2026
Question presented
I. When the government offers hearsay at a supervised release revocation hearing, does due process require the district court, before admitting the evidence, to balance, on the record, the government’s reasons for not producing the witness against the defendant’s right to question adverse witnesses?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kenneth Tableman
Kenneth P. Tableman, P.C.
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, April 20, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Apr 20 2026Petition DENIED.
- Mar 26 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
- Mar 17 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Feb 27 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 3, 2026)