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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
Questions presented
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Whether a guilty plea obtained under coercive circumstances can be treated as a knowing and voluntary waiver of constitutional rights under the Fifth Amendment.
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Whether the military appellate courts violate due process when they dedine to meaningfully review a substantial claim that a guilty plea was involuntary.
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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
- Jun 29 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 10 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2026.
- Jun 02 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Mar 19 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 26, 2026)