No. 24-1265

Glenn E. Diaz v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-06-12
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: criminal-procedure cross-examination judicial-discretion sentencing-guidelines supreme-court-precedent witness-bias
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district court can completely bar defense counsel from cross-examining a key government witness on an issue probative of bias and motive, and whether Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo implicitly overruled Stinson v. United States regarding the interpretation of Sentencing Guidelines Commentary

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Whether a district court can completely bar defense counsel from cross-examining a key government witness on an issue probative of bias and motive. 2. Whether this Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo , 603 U.S. 369 (2024) implicitly overruled its earlier decision in Stinson v. United States , 508 U.S. 36 (1993), in which the Court held that Commentary in the Sentencing Guidelines is to be considered “authoritative” when interpreting ambiguous guidelines. 1. The caption of the case contains the names of all the

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-07-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-01
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-07-01
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-06-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 14, 2025)

Attorneys

Glenn E. Diaz
Herbert V. Larson Jr.The Law Offices of Herbert V. Larson, Jr., Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Moez Mansoor KabaHueston Hennigan LLP, Respondent