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William Jones v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 24-2225 · judgment April 21, 2026


Pending

Questions presented

  1. Whether the Constitutional rights to confront witnesses and to present a defense require that Federal Rule Of Evidence 613(b) be interpreted to require the admission of evidence undermining a cooperating witness’s claim that he had given the same account from the beginning of his cooperation ?

  2. Whether Federal Rule Of Evidence 613(b) requires that testimony be admitted that would undermine a cooperating witness’s claim that he had given the same account from the beginning of his cooperation?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Brendan White
White & White

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jul 30 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  2. Jul 24 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  3. Jul 15 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 19, 2026)