| 19-7167 |
Harshadkumar Nanjibhai Jadav v. Virginia |
Virginia |
2020-01-03 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
appellate-review circumstantial-evidence criminal-procedure evidence-sufficiency first-degree-murder identity-of-defendant identity-of-perpetrator jury-instructions possession-of-weapon premeditation sufficiency-of-evidence |
I.
Contrary to precedent set in Yeager v. Commonwealth , 16 Va.
433 S.E.2d 248 (1993) and rule 3A:16 of the Rules of App. 761
Supreme Court of Virgini… |
| 19-6891 |
Ahmad Khan Rahimi v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2019-12-10 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-2332a attempted-use attempted-use-of-weapon-of-mass-destruction criminal-law criminal-statute-interpretation detonation explosive-device explosives federal-criminal-code possession-of-weapon public-safety statutory-construction statutory-interpretation terrorism terrorism-law weapon-of-mass-destruction weapons |
Whether a defendant's attempted "use" of a weapon of mass
destruction, an element of 18 U.S.C. § 2332a, includes conduct besides detonation
such as co… |
| 19-5236 |
Seab Nolen v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2019-07-19 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
apprehension-of-physical-injury armed-career-criminal-act categorical-approach criminal-law criminal-statute immediate-physical-injury physical-force possession-of-weapon sentencing-enhancement violent-felony weapon-possession |
Is a prior conviction that includes as an element the possession of a weapon categorically a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.… |