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Laura Perryman v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 24-1729 · judgment August 18, 2025
Questions presented
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Whether a violation of the Sixth Amendment right to present a complete defense may be deemed harmless where the trial court excluded defense expert and fact witness testimony bearing directly on whether the charged fraud was legally possible and whether the defendant possessed requisite intent?
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Whether a defendant's Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights are violated when a trial court excludes exculpatory evidence and fact witness testimony negating intent, demanding the defendant testify personally, or not have critical defense evidence on the central element of the charge presented for jury consideration?
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Whether the Fifth Amendment's Grand Jury Clause is violated by a constructive amendment of the indictment when the government's charged theory fails, and the conviction is sustained on an uncharged theory presented at trial?
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Whether due process permits a sentence based on intended loss where no loss was possible, no victim existed, and no fraudulent healthcare payor claim was submitted or attempted?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Laura Perryman
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jun 15 2026Petition DENIED.
- May 27 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2026.
- May 21 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jan 12 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 1, 2026)