No. 23-928
Yun Zheng, aka Wendy Zheng, and Yan Qiu Wu, aka Jason Wu v. United States
Tags: circuit-split harboring-aliens harmless-error immigration-law jury-instruction jury-instructions mens-rea neder-v-united-states
Latest Conference:
2024-05-30
Question Presented (from Petition)
(i) Whether a jury instruction under 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii), which prohibits the "harbor[ing]" of anyone who is in the United States illegally, requires the Government to prove that a defendant intended to help that alien evade detection.
(ii) Whether an erroneous jury instruction misstating or omitting the correct mens rea can be harmless error when a defendant contests it at trial, the prosecutorial evidence adduced at trial is not overwhelming, or both.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a jury instruction under 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii) requires the Government to prove that a defendant intended to help that alien evade detection
Docket Entries
2024-06-03
Petition DENIED.
2024-05-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2024.
2024-05-10
Reply of petitioners Yun Zheng, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2024-04-29
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2024-03-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 29, 2024.
2024-03-20
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 28, 2024 to April 29, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-02-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 28, 2024)
Attorneys
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Yun Zheng, et al.
Riddhi Dasgupta — Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Petitioner