No. 25-6459

Oscar Dillon, III v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-31
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-law federal-criminal-procedure statutory-construction statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the lower courts improperly construed 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2) by applying its subsections independently contrary to Supreme Court precedent in Fischer

Docket Entries

2026-01-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-16
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
Main Document
2026-01-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
2025-11-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 30, 2026)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Oscar Dillon
Oscar Dillon III — Petitioner
Oscar Dillon III — Petitioner
Oscar Dillon III — Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent