No. 25-6470

Jose Ferrer-Sosa v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-02
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: apprendi-violation fair-trial mental-health-evidence prosecutorial-disclosure sentencing witness-competency
Key Terms:
CriminalProcedure JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Related Cases: 25-6471 (Vide)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the right to a fair trial is violated when a judge tells the jury that the only witness to a conspiracy was competent after providing uncorroborated and contradictory testimony; whether the district court erred in sentencing the defendant to life imprisonment without jury finding of death-qualifying element; whether the appeals court erred by not considering prosecution's nondisclosure of witness's mental health condition

Docket Entries

2026-01-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 2, 2026)

Attorneys

Jose Ferrer-Santos
Jose Ramon Olmo-RodriguezJROLMO LAW LLC, Petitioner
Jose Ramon Olmo-RodriguezJROLMO LAW LLC, Petitioner
Jose Ramon Olmo-RodriguezJROLMO LAW LLC, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent