No. 25-5823

Steven Nicholas Fulton v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review constitutional-rights criminal-procedure fifth-amendment jury-verdict sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: 2025-11-14
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an appellate court may, consistent with the Fifth and Sixth Amendments, reinstate a jury's guilty verdict where the judge did not find, and the jury was not instructed on, a critical element of the offense of conviction

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether an appellate court may , consistent with the Fifth and Sixth Amendments , reinstate a jury ’s guilty verdict where the judge did not find, and the jury was not instructed on, a critical element of the offense of conviction. ii LIST OF ALL DIRECTLY

Docket Entries

2025-11-17
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
2025-10-22
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-10-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-10-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 6, 2025)
2025-07-30
Application (25A124) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until October 3, 2025.
2025-07-25
Application (25A124) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 4, 2025 to October 3, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Steven Fulton
Jaclyn L. TarltonAssistant Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Jaclyn L. TarltonAssistant Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent