No. 25-5991

Jairo Arnaldo Jacome v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-split criminal-procedure due-process harmless-error jury-instruction structural-error
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2025-12-05
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. Does a district court's failure to instruct a jury in open court result in structural error, automatically producing a violation of a defendant's substantial rights?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a district court's failure to instruct a jury in open court result in structural error, automatically producing a violation of a defendant's substantial rights?

Docket Entries

2025-12-08
Petition DENIED.
2025-11-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
2025-11-07
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-11-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-10-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 1, 2025)
2025-08-21
Application (25A204) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until October 31, 2025.
2025-08-16
Application (25A204) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Jairo Arnaldo Jacome
Emily Deck HarrillFedearl Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent