Supreme Court of the United States · Official docket →
Jose Pineda-Caceres v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 24-5641 · judgment April 15, 2026
Question presented
Whether the Petitioner’s rights under the Confrontation Clause were violated when the trial court excluded evidence offered to show that the government’s key cooperating witness was biased, had motive to testify falsely, and remained loyal to a criminal organization, the MS-13 Gang?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
George Travis Hawkins
The Hawkins Law Firm, 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
Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Aug 13 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Aug 05 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jul 14 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 19, 2026)