No. 25-5743
Rico Lorodge Brown v. United States
Tags: apprendi-doctrine charging-error criminal-sentencing harmless-error judicial-factfinding structural-error
Latest Conference:
2025-11-07
Question Presented (from Petition)
I. Does the type of error that occurred in this case —sentencing a criminal defendant for an uncharged and untried offense —qualify as structural error under this Court' s precedent?
II. If harmless -error review applies, what showing must the government make to carry its harmless -error burden?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does sentencing a criminal defendant for an uncharged and untried offense qualify as structural error under Supreme Court precedent, and if harmless-error review applies, what showing must the government make to carry its harmless-error burden?
Docket Entries
2025-11-10
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
2025-10-10
Waiver of United States of America of right to respond submitted.
2025-10-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2025-09-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 27, 2025)
2025-07-10
Application (25A31) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until September 26, 2025.
2025-07-03
Application (25A31) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 28, 2025 to September 26, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Attorneys
Rico Brown
Joshua Brown Carpenter — Federal Public Defender, NCWD, Petitioner
United States of America
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent