No. 19-8662
Jason Paris Scott v. United States
Tags: criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process federal-firearms-law firearm-possession interstate-commerce jurisdictional-element mens-rea statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2020-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g ) authoriz es conviction upon proof that a firearm once crossed state lines at an unspecified prior occasion, when there is no evidence that the defendants' conduct caused such movement, nor that it moved in the recent past?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g) authorizes conviction upon proof that a firearm once crossed state lines at an unspecified prior occasion, when there is no evidence that the defendants' conduct caused such movement, nor that it moved in the recent past?
Docket Entries
2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-06-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-06-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-06-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 10, 2020)
Attorneys
Jason Paul Scott
Kevin Joel Page — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent