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Julian Snipe v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 24-2101 · judgment December 19, 2025


GVR'd · October 5, 2026

Questions presented

  1. Whether the Court should hold this petition pending its decision in Hunter v. United States, No. 24-1063, and dispose of it accordingly, where the Second Circuit dismissed the criminal appeal as barred by an appellate waiver deemed to waive “all challenges,” and failed to consider contractual defenses, claims of unconstitutional and structural error that placed convictions and sentences for unadmitted murder-for-hire crimes against a second unadmitted victim outside the scope of the appellate waiver, claims sentences exceeded statutory maximums, and failed to address the government’s breach by advocacy the defendant could be convicted and sentenced for unadmitted crimes it agreed to dismiss.

  2. Whether the Court should hold this petition pending its decision in Hunter v. United States, No. 24-1063, and dispose of it accordingly, where the district court advised the defendant at sentencing of a far less restrictive appellate waiver than the plea agreement, or that applied by the Second Circuit, and the government did not object.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Ines de Crombrugghe McGillion
Ines McGillion Law Offices, 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

Linked docket
25A998

Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Summary disposition

Proceedings

  1. Oct 05 2026
    Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Hunter v. United States, 608 U. S. 713 (2026).
  2. Aug 20 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  3. Aug 05 2026
    Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
  4. Jul 06 2026
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 5, 2026.
  5. Jul 02 2026
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 6, 2026 to August 5, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
  6. May 18 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 6, 2026)
  7. Mar 12 2026
    Application (25A998) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until May 18, 2026.
  8. Mar 09 2026
    Application (25A998) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 19, 2026 to May 18, 2026, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.