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Nadarius Barnes v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 24-3062 · judgment June 25, 2025
Certiorari denied · June 22, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether, by entering a guilty plea, a defendant waives his right to appeal his conviction on the basis that the conduct admitted does not constitute the charged offense as a matter of law. (i)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Andrew Timothy Tutt
Trial Lawyers for Justice
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Jun 22 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 02 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2026.
- May 29 2026Reply of petitioner Nadarius Barnes filed. (Distributed)
- May 19 2026Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Apr 29 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 19, 2026.
- Apr 28 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 1, 2026 to May 19, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Apr 01 2026Brief amicus curiae of Duke Center for Criminal Justice and Professional Responsibility filed.
- Mar 30 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 1, 2026.
- Mar 27 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 1, 2026 to May 1, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Mar 02 2026Response Requested. (Due April 1, 2026)
- Feb 25 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
- Feb 20 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Feb 04 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 9, 2026)
- Nov 20 2025Application (25A591) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until February 4, 2026.
- Nov 17 2025Application (25A591) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 5, 2026 to March 6, 2026, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.