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Munson P. Hunter, III, Petitioner v. United States vs. Holsey Ellingburg, Jr., Petitioner v. United States vs. Michael Bowe, Petitioner v. United States

Criminal Procedure cases on the Supreme Court docket, side by side.

The matchup

Docket 24-1063Munson P. Hunter, III, Petitioner v. United StatesDecidedDecided Jun 18, 2026Docket 24-482Holsey Ellingburg, Jr., Petitioner v. United StatesDecidedDecided Jan 20, 2026Docket 24-5438Michael Bowe, Petitioner v. United StatesDecidedDecided Jan 9, 2026

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Shared issue
Criminal Procedure
Why compared
Reviewed Criminal Procedure tags connect these current-term public cases.

Questions presented

Munson P. Hunter, III, Petitioner v. United States
1. Does an appeal waiver bar all claims except for ineffective assistance of counsel or a sentence exceeding the statutory maximum? 2. Does such a waiver become ineffective if the sentencing judge later tells the defendant they can appeal, and the government fails to object?
Holsey Ellingburg, Jr., Petitioner v. United States
Is criminal restitution under the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act (MVRA) penal for purposes of the Ex Post Facto Clause?
Michael Bowe, Petitioner v. United States
1. Does a rule requiring dismissal of repeat claims in state prisoner habeas petitions also apply to repeat claims in federal prisoner motions to vacate their sentences? 2. Does the Court have jurisdiction to review lower court decisions allowing or denying federal prisoners permission to file repeat challenges to their sentences?

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