government-burden-of-proof
5 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-8250 | Deandre McIntosh v. United States | Ninth Circuit | 2022-06-28 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | buyer-seller buyer-seller-rule criminal-intent criminal-procedure drug-conspiracy due-process government-burden-of-proof knowledge knowledge-requirement stake sufficiency-of-evidence | Whether a defendant can be convicted of drug conspiracy when he was no more than a buyer seller and the government failed to establish he had knowledg… |
| 21-1297 | Clare Therese Grady, Carmen Trotta, and Martha Hennessy v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2022-03-25 | Denied | circuit-split criminal-prosecution free-exercise government-burden government-burden-of-proof least-restrictive-means prosecution religious-freedom religious-freedom-restoration-act rfra sincerely-held-beliefs | Petitioners, Catholic anti-nuclear activists, engaged in "symbolic disarmament" by damaging and spray painting facilities on a nuclear submarine base,… | |
| 21-5485 | Yamilet Diaz v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2021-08-25 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | anti-kickback conspiracy criminal-liability due-process federal-health-care government-burden-of-proof intended-victim jury-instructions medicare-fraud | I. Whether jury instructions, which require that the government prove a defendant knew the crimes were against the United States and involved a federa… |
| 20-7181 | Quincy O'Neill Taylor v. United States | Fourth Circuit | 2021-02-19 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | 18-usc-924(c) criminal-procedure drug-trafficking firearm firearm-possession government-burden-of-proof ineffective-assistance-of-counsel statutory-interpretation united-states-v-dye united-states-v-frady | The Statute 18 U.S.C.924 (c)(1)(A) which states: Except to the extent that'a -greater minimumsentence is otherwise provided by this subsection or by… |
| 19-1032 | Alphonso I. Waters, Jr. v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2020-02-19 | Denied | Response Waived | constitutional-rights criminal-statute due-process government-burden-of-proof government-evidence intent-to-harm jury-charge target-deception wire-fraud | 1. Whether petitioner's due process rights were violated by his wire fraud convictions for conduct that did not fall within the ambit of the wire frau… |