No. 25-5908

Jean-Claude Okongo Landji v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-17
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-split confrontation-clause conspiracy controlled-substances extraterritorial-prosecution sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: N/A
Related Cases: 25-512 (Vide)
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. May the offense of conspiracy to distribute or possess with intent to distribute controlled substances while on a United States aircraft, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 959(c), be prosecuted extraterritorially, resolving a direct circuit split between United States v. Epskamp, 832 F.3d 154 (2d Cir. 2016) and United States v. Thompson, 921 F.3d 263 (D.C. Cir. 2019)?

2. Did the government's handling of Landji's attorney-client privileged documents violate his rights under the Sixth Amendment as delineated by Kastigar v. United States, 406 U.S. 441 (1972) and its progeny?

3. Were Landji's Confrontation Clause rights under Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004) and its progeny, violated when a cell phone data extraction report was admitted via the testimony of an analyst other than the one who conducted the extraction?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

May the offense of conspiracy to distribute or possess with intent to distribute controlled substances while on a United States aircraft, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 959(c), be prosecuted extraterritorially, resolving a direct circuit split?

Docket Entries

2025-10-30
Waiver of United States of America of right to respond submitted.
2025-10-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2025-10-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 17, 2025)

Attorneys

Jean-Claude Landji
Jonathan I. Edelstein — Petitioner
United States of America
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent