No. 25-6387
Joan Diaz Gonzalez v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review constitutional-rights criminal-procedure de-novo-standard sixth-amendment speedy-trial
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure HabeasCorpus
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference:
2026-01-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether an appellate court reviews de novo or with deference a district court's determination of government diligence under the Speedy Trial Clause
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
The Sixth Amendment provides: “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial . . . .” The question presented is: Whether an appellate court reviews de novo, or instead with considerable deference, a district court’s determination under the Speedy Trial Clause that the government was diligent in bringing the accused to trial .
Docket Entries
2026-01-20
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2025-12-22
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-12-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 15, 2026)
2025-10-31
Application (25A499) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until December 12, 2025.
2025-10-29
Application (25A499) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 12, 2025 to December 12, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Attorneys
Joan Diaz Gonzalez
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent