No. 20-7314

Willard Lee Moss, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-03-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: criminal-conviction criminal-law domestic-violence due-process firearm-possession firearms fourth-circuit legal-error mens-rea rehaif rehaif-error
Latest Conference: 2021-06-17 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Fourth Circuit erred when it affirmed Moss's conviction for possession of a firearm by a domestic violence offender, where the evidence indicated Moss did not know the effect his prior convictions had on his right to possess firearms?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fourth Circuit erred in affirming Moss's conviction for possession of a firearm by a domestic-violence-offender, where the evidence indicated Moss did not know the effect of his prior convictions on his right to possess firearms

Docket Entries

2021-06-21
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
2021-04-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/30/2021.
2021-03-31
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2021-02-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 2, 2021)

Attorneys

United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Willard Lee Moss, Jr.
Kristen Marie LeddyFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner