Denard Stokeling v. United States
1. Where a defendant pled guilty to a violation of 18 U.S.C. ยง 922(g) prior to Rehaif v. United States, 139 S.Ct. 2191 (2029), and it is undisputed that the plea was neither knowing nor voluntary because he was not told that knowledge-of-status is a crucial element of the offense, is such a plea entered in clear violation of the Due Process Clause reversible error per se, or must a defendant prove that he would not have pled had he been advised of the knowledge-of-status element?
2. Does a state robbery offense that may be committed by putting the victim "in fear" โ which is judged by an objective "reasonable person" standard, and does not require proof that the offender subjectively intended to put the victim "in fear" โ "have as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person of another" as is necessary for an offense to qualify as a "violent felony" under the Armed Career Criminal Act?
Whether a guilty plea entered without knowledge of the knowledge-of-status element is reversible error per se