No. 23-6546

Paul R. Hansmeier v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-01-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review circuit-split constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process federal-jurisdiction habeas-corpus rule-of-lenity sentencing statutory-interpretation supreme-court-jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2024-02-23
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether an indictment that alleges only a non-offense or that accepts a plea to conduct falling outside the scope of a federal mail or wire fraud statute may be challenged post-conviction through a motion to vacate under 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an indictment that affirmatively alleges a course of conduct outside the scope of the charged offense can be the basis for a conviction

Docket Entries

2024-02-26
Petition DENIED.
2024-02-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/23/2024.
2024-02-02
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-10-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 22, 2024)

Attorneys

Paul Hansmeier
Paul Hansmeier — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent