No. 20-5079
Charles Monroe Finchum v. United States
Tags: criminal-law criminal-statute due-process federal-law felon-in-possession firearms-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.
2020-07-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-07-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 14, 2020)
Attorneys
Charles Monroe Finchum
Kevin Joel Page — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent