No. 25-5151
J. Ines Ruiz-Rivera v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: confession-admissibility criminal-procedure due-process harmless-error ninth-circuit supreme-court-precedent
Latest Conference:
2025-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether courts should follow the direction of Fulminante and use "extreme caution" before finding the admission of a confession is harmless error.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether courts should follow the direction of Fulminante and use 'extreme caution' before finding the admission of a confession is harmless error
Docket Entries
2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-07-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-29
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-07-29
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-07-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 18, 2025)
Attorneys
J. Ines Ruiz-Rivera
Jamie Schmid — Federal Defenders of San Diego, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent