No. 19-6155

Deounte Ussury v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-10-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-law due-process jury-instructions racketeering statutory-interpretation unanimity verdict-form violent-crimes
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2019-11-08
Related Cases: 19-6107 (Vide) 19-6176 (Vide)
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. Whether conviction under the Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering statute § 18 U.S.C. 1959(a), also known as VICAR, requires a special verdict form where the statute requires unanimity as to an element that can be satisfied by two alternative purposes or motivations?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether conviction under the Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering statute requires a special verdict form where the statute requires unanimity as to an element that can be satisfied by two alternative purposes or motivations?

Docket Entries

2019-11-12
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019.
2019-10-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
Main Document
2019-10-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 4, 2019)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Deounte Ussury
Claire Roxanne Cahoon — Office of the Federal Public Defender Northern Dist. of OH, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent