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Tianna Barber v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 25-3245 · judgment August 14, 2026


Pending

Question presented

Whether the jury’s rejection of drug quantities on special interrogatories meets the definition of “acquitted conduct” for purposes of the federal sentencing guidelines?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Benton C. Martin
Federal Community Defender

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

Proceedings

  1. Oct 08 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2026.
  2. Oct 02 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  3. Sep 21 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 28, 2026)