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Nancy E. Ziesche v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, No. 26-0036 · judgment December 30, 2025


Certiorari denied · June 29, 2026

Questions presented

  1. Whether a guilty plea obtained under coercive circumstances can be treated as a knowing and voluntary waiver of constitutional rights under the Fifth Amendment.

  2. Whether the military appellate courts violate due process when they dedine to meaningfully review a substantial claim that a guilty plea was involuntary.

  3. Whether the protections of Artide 45 and Article 66 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice require independent review of the voluntariness of a guilty plea despite waiver principles.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Nancy Ziesche

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 29 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 10 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2026.
  3. Jun 02 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Mar 19 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 26, 2026)