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Joseph John Slack v. Robert McHugh, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 24-2153 · judgment September 29, 2025
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Third Circuit decision below and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.
Question presented
Whether the presentment of a statewide investigating grand jury in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania constitutes prima facie evidence of probable cause when Pennsylvania law precludes a statewide investigating grand jury from making a determination as to whether probable cause exists to support felony charges. (i)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Sal Cognetti Jr.
For respondent
Michael John Scarinci
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney 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, February 23, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Feb 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 14 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Jan 12 2026Waiver of right of respondent Robert McHugh, et al. to respond filed.
- Dec 29 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 30, 2026)