No. 18-1049
Peter M. Hoffman, et al. v. United States
Amici (3)
Tags: criminal-law-fraud criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-acquittal criminal-procedure-burden-of-proof criminal-procedure-sufficiency-of-evidence due-process evidence evidentiary-standard jackson-v-virginia judgment-of-acquittal mail-fraud prosecutorial-burden regulatory-ambiguity standard-of-review sufficiency-of-evidence wire-fraud
Latest Conference:
2019-05-16
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether a federal court must grant a motion for
judgment of acquittal when, construing the evidence
in the light most favorable to the government, evidence of guilt and innocence is evenly balanced.
2. Whether a conviction for mail or wire fraud
must be vacated where it is based on claims for benefits under an ambiguous regulatory scheme and the
defendant acted consistently with an objectively reasonable interpretation of that scheme.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a federal court must grant a motion for judgment of acquittal when, construing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, evidence of guilt and innocence is evenly balanced
Docket Entries
2019-05-20
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2019.
2019-04-30
Reply of petitioners Peter M. Hoffman, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2019-04-12
Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
2019-03-13
Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Law Professors filed.
2019-03-13
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
2019-03-13
Brief amici curiae of Retired Federal Judges filed.
2019-03-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 12, 2019.
2019-03-05
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 13, 2019 to April 12, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-02-26
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Peter M. Hoffman, et al.
2019-02-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 13, 2019)
2018-12-18
Application (18A638) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 7, 2019.
2018-12-17
Application (18A638) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 8, 2019 to February 7, 2019, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
Criminal Law Professors
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Amy Mason Saharia — Williams & Connolly LLP, Amicus
Peter M. Hoffman, et al.
Jeffrey L. Fisher — Stanford Law School Supreme Court Clinic, Petitioner
Retired Federal Judges
Christopher Egleson — Sidley Austin LLP, Amicus
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent