No. 25-5907
Cory Collin Fitzgerald Sanders v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure evidence-inference guilty-knowledge jury-instruction specific-intent willful-intent
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Latest Conference:
2026-01-09
Question Presented (from Petition)
In a federal criminal prosecution that requires proof of specific intent, may a court instruct the jury that it may infer willful intent or guilty knowledge from the "irregular manner" in which a defendant's conduct was carried out—an instruction never before approved by any court of appeals and inconsistent with this Court's precedent defining willfulness?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a court may instruct a jury to infer willful intent or guilty knowledge from a defendant's 'irregular manner' in a federal criminal prosecution requiring specific intent
Docket Entries
2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-10-30
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-10-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-10-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 17, 2025)
Attorneys
Cory Sanders
Meghan Suzanne Skelton — SkeltonLaw, LLC, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent