No. 25-816

Kenneth R. Spirito v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-09
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: brady-violation criminal-procedure due-process evidence-suppression habeas-corpus prosecutorial-misconduct
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether defendants raising Brady violations that can show the government suppressed evidence are entitled to production of that evidence in discovery to meet their burden of proof in a habeas proceeding?

Docket Entries

2026-01-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-16
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2026-01-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 9, 2026)

Attorneys

Kenneth Spirito
Erin Marie HarriganTroutman Pepper Locke LLP, Petitioner
Erin Marie HarriganTroutman Pepper Locke LLP, Petitioner
Erin Marie HarriganTroutman Pepper Locke LLP, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent