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Angelo Galloway v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 25-6515 · judgment October 21, 2025


Certiorari denied · June 8, 2026

Questions presented

  1. Whether a federal court may deny a petition for a writ of error coram nobis by treating prior & 2255 litigation and delay as a categorical bar, even where the petitioner is no longer in custody and alleges a fundamental constitutional error.

  2. Whether the Sixth Amendment permits a conviction to stand where a guilty plea was allegedly induced by ineffective assistance of counsel and prosecutorial misconduct, and the lower courts deny coram nobis relief without an evidentiary hearing.

  3. Whether the lower courts may affirm the denial of coram nobis relief by applying an unduly restrictive standard that conflicts with this Court's decisions in United States v. Morgan and United States v. Denedo.

  4. Whether the Fourth Circuit Court Of Appeals may deny a petition for a writ of error coram nobis by relying on circuit precedent and applying this Court's framework in United States v. Morgan, where the petitioner alleges fundamental constitutional defects and no other remedy is available.

  5. Whether due process, permits the denial of coram nobis relief where a petitioner alleges fraud on the court, prosecutorial misconduct, and grand-jury irregularities, yet the courts refuse in a camera review necessary to test those claims.

  6. Whether Fourth Circuit Court Of Appeals may affirm the denial coram nobis relief without meaning merits review of alleged constitutional violations by concluding that no reversible error exists and dispensing with oral argument.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Angelo Galloway

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 08 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 20 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2026.
  3. May 14 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Jan 05 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 28, 2026)