No. 19-7718

Denny Reyes v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2020-02-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-2a 8-usc-1324a aiding-and-abetting criminal-intent immigration-law mens-rea recklessness rosemond-v-united-states statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-03-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the intent element of 18 U.S.C. § 2(a) can, consistent with this Court's decision in Rosemond v. United States, 572 U.S. 65 (2014), be satisfied by a mens rea of recklessness in a prosecution for aiding and abetting a violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a).

Whether, and to what extent, an aider and abettor must know the facts that make up the elements of the principal offense in advance of the crime.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the intent element of 18 U.S.C. § 2(a) can, consistent with this Court's decision in Rosemond v. United States, 572 U.S. 65 (2014), be satisfied by a mens rea of recklessness in a prosecution for aiding and abetting a violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)

Docket Entries

2020-03-23
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
2020-02-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-02-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 23, 2020)

Attorneys

Denny Reyes
Barclay Thomas JohnsonOffice of the Federal Public Defender--District of Vermont, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent