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Heather Nicole Bycroft v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 24-7069 · judgment May 5, 2026
Question presented
In this child-pornography prosecution, did the Tenth Circuit err in affirming the admission of evidence, under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b), that Ms. Bycroft helped make videos up the skirts or dresses of adult women, on the theory that it was relevant to show she operated a device years earlier that recorded the genitalia of a six-year-old girl?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Howard A. Pincus
Fed Pub. Def. for Dist. CO &WY
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 20 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Aug 13 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Aug 01 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 8, 2026)