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Kelly Harris v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 24-5622 · judgment December 17, 2025
Question presented
Whether a criminal defendant’s constitutional rights guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment to testify in her own defense are violated during sentencing by the application of a two-level enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 3Cl. l for obstruction of justice when the enhancement is applied by the District Court simply because the jury did not believe a defendant’s testimony.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jessica Katherine Winters
The Winters Law Group, LLC
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, June 8, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Jun 08 2026Petition DENIED.
- May 20 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2026.
- May 14 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Mar 17 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 21, 2026)