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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


Certiorari denied · October 13, 2026

Questions presented

  1. 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.

  2. 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

  1. Oct 13 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 17 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2026.
  3. Sep 10 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Aug 31 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 2, 2026)