No. 20-7122
Adam Lloyd Cooper v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: aiding-and-abetting criminal-law criminal-statute drug-trafficking firearm-possession firearms intent mens-rea rosemond-v-united-states
Key Terms:
Securities Privacy
Securities Privacy
Latest Conference:
2021-03-19
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether Sec. 924(c) contains a specific mens rea requirement that requires one to know more than that firearms are "tools of the trade" for drug trafficking crimes and should therefore reasonably anticipate that any confederate in a drug trafficking crime will be armed sufficient to justify conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c).
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Sec. 924(c) contains a specific mens rea requirement
Docket Entries
2021-03-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
2021-02-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-02-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 15, 2021)
Attorneys
Adam Cooper
Lane Andrew Haygood — Haygood Law Firm, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent