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Bryon Brockway v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 24-5932 · judgment February 23, 2026
Questions presented
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Where a district court had improperly provided the jury with two unadmitted exhibits after those exhibits had been the subject of substantial discussion and one codefendant's decision not to admit the exhibits fundamentally altered the trial strategy of another defendant, did the district court err in finding structural error?
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What is the proper standard of proof at a hearing to determine whether the effects on a jury of improperly admitted evidence were harmless pursuant to Remmer v. United States, 347 U.S. 227 (1954)? LIST OF PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDINGS Petitioner, the Defendant/Appellee below, is Bryon Brockway. Respondent is the United States of America. LIST OF PROCEEDINGS
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Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Case No. 24-5932, United States of America v. Erik Charles Maund et al., 167 F.4th 941 (6th Cir. 2026).
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United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Case No. 3:21-CR-00288, United States v. Erik Maund et al., memorandum opinion, 2024 WL 4217518 (M.D. Tenn. Sept. 17, 2024).
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Heather Parker
Fiola Parker, PLLC
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, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 17 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- May 29 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Apr 23 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 17, 2026)