No. 20-6109

Rashawn D. Watson v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (3)IFP
Tags: criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process firearm-possession guilty-plea indictment indictment-sufficiency knowledge-element mens-rea plea-bargaining rehaif-decision rehaif-v-united-states
Latest Conference: 2021-06-17 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

A. Whether the decision in Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019) requires that Petitioner's guilty plea and conviction be vacated when (1) the indictment failed to allege an essential element of the offense–that Petitioner knew he belonged to the relevant category of persons barred from possessing a firearm, (2) the government failed to present evidence at the change of plea hearing demonstrating that Petitioner knew he belonged to the relevant category of persons barred from possessing a firearm, and (3) no admission was made by Petitioner at the change of plea hearing that he knew he belonged to the relevant category of persons barred from possessing a firearm.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the decision in Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019) requires that Petitioner's guilty plea and conviction be vacated

Docket Entries

2021-06-21
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
2020-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-22
Rescheduled.
2020-12-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-11-20
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2020-10-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 23, 2020)

Attorneys

Rashawn Watson
Matthew McGavock RobinsonRobinson & Brandt, PSC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent