No. 20-430

Justin Marques Henning v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-05
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response WaivedRelisted (3) Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review circuit-split criminal-conviction criminal-procedure due-process equipoise-rule evidence mere-presence
Latest Conference: 2020-11-06 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a criminal defendant may be convicted based solely on evidence of his mere presence near the scene of the crime, without any evidence that the defendant participated in the crime.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a criminal defendant may be convicted based solely on evidence of his mere presence near the scene of the crime, without any evidence that the defendant participated in the crime

Docket Entries

2020-11-09
Petition DENIED.
2020-10-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020.
2020-10-19
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-10-05
Motion (20M3) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal Granted.
2020-09-09
MOTION (20M3) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-15
MOTION (20M3) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-02
Motion (20M3) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.
2020-07-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 4, 2020)

Attorneys

Justin Marques Henning
Anne Margaret VoigtsKing & Spalding LLP, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent