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Terrance Brasher v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 23-2230 · judgment January 26, 2026
Questions presented
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Whether the Seventh Circuit and District Court applied the improper standard for a COA in conflict with this Court's decisions in Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322 (2003); Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473 (2000); and Buck v. Davis, 580 U.S. 100 (2017)?
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Whether the Court of Appeals erred in denying COA by ruling opposite of other "COA granted" cases that was under Webb v. Texas, 409 U.S. 95 (1972)?
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Whether the Court of Appeals erred in denying COA by ruling opposite of other "COA granted" cases that was in conflict with this Court's decision in Pinkerton, 328 U.S. 640, Stromberg, 283 U.S. 359, and Yates, 354 U.S. 298?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Terrance Brasher
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 13, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 13 2026Petition DENIED.
- Sep 17 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2026.
- Sep 14 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Apr 23 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 30, 2026)