No. 25A124

Steven Nicholas Fulton v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-07-29
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: appellate-reversal criminal-procedure felony-status jury-instruction prior-conviction standard-of-review
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a Court of Appeals may reinstate a jury verdict where the judge omitted a critical legal instruction to the jury on an element of the offense and the Government failed to challenge omission of that instruction.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district court's determination of a defendant's prior felony conviction status is a question of law to be decided by the court, not submitted to the jury

Docket Entries

2025-07-30
Application (25A124) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until October 3, 2025.
2025-07-25
Application (25A124) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 4, 2025 to October 3, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Steven Fulton
Jaclyn L. TarltonAssistant Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent