Whether the Eleventh Circuit's ruling in a complex criminal case involving potential circuit splits warrants Supreme Court review

No question identified. : 2 See S.Ct. R. 13.5. The jurisdiction of this Court will be invoked under 28 U.S.C. § 1254(1). Mr. Barnes asks this Court to extend the deadline because the issues in this case are complex, involving both detailed historical analysis and voluminous Circuit case law that reveals a number of potentially relevant Circuit splits. It will therefore require more time of counsel to prepare a well -researched and polished petition worthy of this Court’s time. As well, the undersigned counsel is responsible for a majority of the direct appeals and post -conviction proceedings for the Fe deral Defenders of the Mi ddle District of Georgia, Inc., with several briefing deadlines between now and the current certiorari deadline. These further demands on counsel’s time may prevent counsel from preparing a competent and concise petition. Wherefore, since the time within which to file a petition for writ of certiorari in this case will expire on January 24th , 2025, unless extended, Mr. Barnes request s that an order be entered extending his time to file a petition for writ of certiorari by thirty days, to and including March 25th, 2025. Respectfully submitted this 9th day of January , 202 5. _ JONATHAN R. DODSON Assistant Federal Defender Fl. Bar No. 50177 *Counsel of Record Federal Defenders of the Middle District of Georgia, Inc. 440 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Suite 400 Macon, Georgia 31201 Tel: (478) 7434747 Fax: ( 478) 2073419 E-mail: