Trenard Caldwell v. United States
SocialSecurity DueProcess Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Where a defendant pled guilty to a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 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?
Whether a defendant's guilty plea to a violation of 18 U.S.C. §922(g) is reversible error per se where the plea was neither knowing nor voluntary due to the defendant not being advised that knowledge-of-status is a crucial element of the offense