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Angelo L. Cepeda v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, No. 26-0027 · judgment February 10, 2026
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a petition citing three to ten dissents, and down for a petition of 3,000 to 6,000 words.
Questions presented
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Is the constitutional right to a fair trial, which necessarily includes accurate instructions on the elements of the charged offense and correct definitions, so fundamental that it cannot be waived without an affirmative response from the accused on the record?
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What is the definition of “unwelcome” as this term relates to sexual harassment?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Tami L. Mitchell
Law Office of Tami L. Mitchell
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
25A1201
Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Aug 19 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Aug 11 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jul 08 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 2, 2026)
- May 05 2026Application (25A1201) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 10, 2026.
- Apr 27 2026Application (25A1201) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 11, 2026 to July 10, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.