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Malik Trevonte Newsome v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 24-4236 · judgment March 12, 2026
Question presented
I. Did the reversal of co-defendant Brooks’ conviction for the underlying choate crimes require vacatur of Mr. Newsome’s conspiracy conviction? II. Was Mr. Newsome’s conviction for witness tampering unproven, as the crime was defined to the jury? III. Was there legally insufficient evidence Mr. Newsome conspired to attempt murder?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Mark Diamond
Mark Diamond Attorney at Law
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
Related
Vide, 25-7324
Order
Order list, June 29, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Jun 29 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 10 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2026.
- May 29 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- May 13 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 22, 2026)