No. 25-6946
Benjamin Alan Carpenter v. United States
IFP
Tags: due-process-rights fatal-variance foreign-terrorist-organization grand-jury-indictment material-support-statute notice-and-pleading
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Question Presented (from Petition)
When the Government charges a material support offense under the prong "any service," may the defendant be convicted based on evidence of a different subsection when those definitions have not been provided to the jury for consideration?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
When the Government charges a material support offense under the 'any service' prong of 18 U.S.C. § 2339B, may a defendant be convicted based on evidence of a different statutory subsection when those statutory definitions have not been provided to the jury for consideration?
Docket Entries
2026-03-05
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-02-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 2, 2026)
Attorneys
Benjamin Carpenter
Wade V. Davies — The Davies Law Firm, PLLC, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent