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Mohamed Ahmed Hassan v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 24-263 · judgment July 22, 2025
Question presented
The Sixth Amendment‘s guarantee of a fair trial requires that a trier of fact’s verdict in a criminal case be based upon evidence introduced or developed at trial. Can a trier of fact consider a non-identified and non-testifying defendant’s in-court presence or demeanor as evidence of guilt? --prefix--
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jessica Janet Oliva
Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc.
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
Linked docket
25A848
Order
Order list, April 27, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Apr 27 2026Petition DENIED.
- Apr 09 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2026.
- Apr 02 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Mar 11 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 30, 2026)
- Jan 23 2026Application (25A848) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until March 27, 2026.
- Jan 13 2026Application (25A848) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 26, 2026 to March 27, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.