No. 20-368

Eric Christopher Hall v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-09-23
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 5th-amendment appellate-counsel constructive-possession contraband due-process fifth-amendment intent physical-evidence presentence-report residence
Latest Conference: 2020-10-16
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. Does constructive possession established without
showing intent or any physical evidence linking
defendant to contraband found in a storage bedroom at the residence and on the property where
defendant occasionally stayed violate the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment?

II. Did the court violate the due process clause of the
Fifth Amendment in its exercise of Rule 32(i)(3)(B)
disputed issues resolved by adoption in finding the
information in the presentencing report was supported by a preponderance of the evidence?

III. Did the court abuse its discretion in not allowing
the defendant to withdraw appellate counsel for
inaccurate statements and relevant issues not addressed in the appellant brief?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does constructive possession violate due process?

Docket Entries

2020-10-19
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2020.
2020-09-28
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-09-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 23, 2020)

Attorneys

Eric Hall
Gwendolyn Leonette SmithThe Gwendolyn Smith Law firm, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent