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Christopher Filline v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-50049 · judgment June 1, 2026
Questions presented
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Whether a federal court must grant a motion for judgment of acquittal when, construing the evidence in the light most favorable to the Government, evidence of guilt and innocence is evenly balanced.
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Whether evidence that one person planned to commit an unlawful act, he asked others to commit acts that furthered that plan, and they did so in secrecy is sufficient to prove a conspiracy when the concealment of their actions had equally plausible explanations.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kristin Michelle Kimmelman
Federal Public Defender's Office
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 10 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Aug 31 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 2, 2026)