No. 19-208
Mark A. Beckham v. United States
Tags: appellate-review constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process harmless-error jury-instruction jury-instructions reasonable-doubt standard-of-review
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw JusticiabilityDoctri
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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 Gelfand — Margulis Gelfand, LLC, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent