Time limits for innocence claims
Bouchard v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Michael Bouchard asks the Supreme Court to review whether evidence he says proves his innocence can support undoing his conspiracy conviction and help him get past an alleged filing deadline.
- What's at stake
- Bouchard's request to undo his conviction remains unresolved; the Supreme Court has not decided whether his innocence claim can overcome the alleged filing deadline.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
His petition was distributed for a conference, which does not itself mean the Court agreed to hear the case.
The petition raises two questions, but the Court has not agreed to review either one.
Question presented
1. Whether the trial evidence which proves Michael Bouchard ’ s actual innocence entitles him to a writ of coram nobis vacating the conspiracy conviction under Count 1 of the indictment? 2. Whether Michael Bouchard ’ s actual innocence serves as a gateway through which he may pass the impediment of an alleged procedural time bar?
What happens next
The next step is for the Court to decide whether to hear the case. It was distributed for the Nov. 13, 2026 conference, but no oral argument is scheduled and no decision date is guaranteed.
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Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.