No. 25-524
Cedric Ray Jones v. United States
Tags: circuit-split criminal-procedure due-process harmless-error jury-instructions structural-error
Key Terms:
DueProcess
DueProcess
Latest Conference:
2026-01-09
Question Presented (from Petition)
I. Does a district court's failure to instruct a jury in open court result in structural error, automatically producing a violation of a defendant's substantial rights?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does a district court's failure to instruct a jury in open court result in structural error, automatically producing a violation of a defendant's substantial rights?
Docket Entries
2025-12-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-01
Memorandum For The United States of United States submitted.
2025-12-01
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2025-10-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 1, 2025)
2025-10-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 28, 2025)
2025-08-21
Application (25A204) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until October 31, 2025.
2025-08-16
Application (25A204) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Attorneys
Cedric Jones
Jairo Arnaldo Jacome
Emily Deck Harrill — Fedearl Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent