No. 25A727

Gregory W. Pheasant v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-19
Status: Application
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: criminal-conviction legal-test merits-briefing standard-of-review sufficiency-of-evidence supreme-court-review
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the standard of review for a criminal conviction's sufficiency of evidence requires overturning a lower court's ruling when applying a stricter legal test

Docket Entries

2025-12-19
Application (25A727) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 28, 2026.
2025-12-17
Application (25A727) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 29, 2026 to February 28, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Gregory W. Pheasant
Tobias Samuel Loss-EatonSidley Austin LLP, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent