No. 25-6871

Gregory Maxwell Palmer v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-23
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: denaturalization-deportation guilty-plea ineffective-assistance-of-counsel padilla-v-kentucky sixth-amendment unconstitutional-conviction
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. State defense counsel did not advise Palmer that his guilty plea created a substantial likelihood that he would be denaturalized and deported, rendering his conviction unconstitutional under the Sixth Amendment and Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356 (2010). Should evidence of Palmer's unconstitutional conviction obtained in violation of Padilla be admitted at a federal trial?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether evidence of an unconstitutional state conviction obtained in violation of Padilla v. Kentucky due to ineffective assistance of counsel regarding deportation consequences should be admitted at a federal trial to prove guilt

Docket Entries

2026-02-27
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-02-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2026-02-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 25, 2026)

Attorneys

Gregory Maxwell Palmer
Joshua Brown CarpenterFederal Public Defender, NCWD, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent