No. 25-90

Mark S. Scott v. United States, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2025-07-23
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: appellate-review constitutional-due-process government-misconduct judicial-review legal-standard perjured-testimony
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit applied the wrong standard to the admission of perjured testimony that the government knew to be perjured

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit appli ed the wrong standard to the admission of perjured testimony that the government knew to be perjured, when it applied a “reasonable likelihood” standa rd instead of the “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard required by this Court in Glossip v. Oklahoma, 145 S. Ct. 612 (2025) .

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-08-22
Waiver of right of respondent Karl Sebastian Greenwood to respond filed.
2025-08-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-30
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-07-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-07-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 22, 2025)

Attorneys

Karl Sebastian Greenwood
Justin Seth WeddleWeddle Law PLLC, Respondent
Justin Seth WeddleWeddle Law PLLC, Respondent
Mark S. Scott
Roger Lee StavisMintz and Gold LLP, Petitioner
Roger Lee StavisMintz and Gold LLP, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent