No. 19-208

Mark A. Beckham v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-08-19
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: appellate-review constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process harmless-error jury-instruction jury-instructions reasonable-doubt standard-of-review
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-01-10
Question Presented (from Petition)

Because only a jury, acting on proof beyond a
reasonable doubt, may take a person's liberty, when,
if ever, is it constitutionally permissible for an
appellate court to conclude that a district court's
refusal to instruct the jury as to two elements of a
crime constitutes harmless error?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

When is it constitutionally permissible for an appellate court to conclude that a district court's refusal to instruct the jury as to two elements of a crime constitutes harmless error?

Docket Entries

2020-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-12-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-12-05
Reply of petitioner Mark Beckham filed.
2019-11-21
Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
2019-10-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 21, 2019.
2019-10-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 18, 2019 to November 21, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-09-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 18, 2019.
2019-09-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 18, 2019 to October 18, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-08-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 18, 2019)
2019-07-03
Application (19A24) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until August 13, 2019.
2019-06-28
Application (19A24) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 14, 2019 to August 14, 2019, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.

Attorneys

Mark Beckham
Justin Keith GelfandMargulis Gelfand, LLC, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent