No. 25-633

Dennis A. George, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Armed Forces
Docketed: 2025-12-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: charging-document due-process fair-notice fifth-amendment legal-sufficiency sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09
Question Presented (from Petition)

Under the Fifth Amendment right to due process and the Sixth Amendment right to fair notice, may a conviction be affirmed as legally sufficient based on the parties' interpretation of the charging document, even when that construction conflicts with the plain language of the allegation?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Under the Fifth Amendment right to due process and the Sixth Amendment right to fair notice, may a conviction be affirmed as legally sufficient based on the parties' interpretation of the charging document, even when that construction conflicts with the plain language of the allegation?

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-12
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-12-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 2, 2026)
2025-10-07
Application (25A388) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until December 18, 2025.
2025-09-30
Application (25A388) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 19, 2025 to December 18, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Dennis George
Megan Renee CrouchU.S. Air Force, Appellate Defense Division, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent