No. 25-6927

Marquise Graham v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-02
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: beyond-reasonable-doubt fifth-amendment guilty-plea harmless-error-review sentencing-facts sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

What is the test for reviewing for harmlessness a preserved error in the case of a guilty plea, where the error is the government's failure to charge or prove to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt a fact necessary to the punishment, in violation of the Fifth and Sixth Amendments?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether harmless-error review applies to preserved errors involving the government's failure to charge or prove to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt a fact necessary to punishment, in violation of the Fifth and Sixth Amendments in the context of a guilty plea

Docket Entries

2026-02-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 1, 2026)
2025-12-18
Application (25A717) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until February 26, 2026.
2025-12-15
Application (25A717) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 28, 2025 to February 26, 2026, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Marquise Graham
Jennifer Niles CoffinFederal Defender Services of E.D. Tennessee, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent