No. 19-6972

Tarsis Guillermo Sanchez-Mora v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2019-12-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-court-split circuit-split criminal-procedure federal-procedure jury-instruction jury-instructions miscarriage-of-justice plain-error rico-conspiracy statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2020-01-24
Question Presented (from Petition)

The lower court's ruling fail ed to correct a miscarriage of justice by allowing a conviction to stand, where the trial court's jury instruction on the elements of the RICO conspiracy offense constitute d plain error . The jury instruction contradicted previous statements of the law by the First Circuit Court of Appeals and reflects a n incongruity in the interpretation by federal circuit courts of a core provision of the RICO law. Should this Court grant certiorari not only to correct a miscarriage of justice, but to provide needed clarification of the law ?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should this Court grant certiorari to correct a miscarriage of justice and provide needed clarification of the RICO law?

Docket Entries

2020-01-27
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
2019-12-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-12-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 21, 2020)

Attorneys

Tarsis Guillermo Sanchez-Mora
Theodore Marvin LothsteinLothstein Guerriero, PLLC, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent