No. 18-9726
Tags: 2nd-amendment criminal-procedure criminal-statute felon-in-possession firearm-possession interstate-commerce jurisdictional-element mens-rea prior-occasion recent-past state-lines statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g ) authoriz es conviction upon proof that a firearm once crossed
state lines at an unspecified prior occasion, when there is no evidence that the defendants'
conduct caused such movement, nor that it moved in the recent past?
2. Whether 18 U.S.C. §924(a) provides for criminal penalties to felons who possess firearms
in interstate commerce absent proof that they knew of their felon status, or of the firearm's
movement in interstate commerce?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g) authorizes conviction upon proof that a firearm once crossed state lines at an unspecified prior occasion, when there is no evidence that the defendants' conduct caused such movement, nor that it moved in the recent past?
Docket Entries
2019-11-08
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2019-10-07
Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Rehaif v. United States, 588 U. S. ___ (2019).
2019-09-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-08-19
Memorandum of respondent United States of America filed.
2019-07-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 19, 2019.
2019-07-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 19, 2019 to August 19, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-06-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 19, 2019)
Attorneys
Lorenzo Hale
Kevin Joel Page — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent