rehaif-v-united-states

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23-7222 Evaristo Contreras Silva v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-04-15 Denied Response WaivedIFP burden-of-proof criminal-firearm-possession criminal-law firearms immigration immigration-status intent-element mens-rea rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation Whether, in prosecutions under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5), the Government must–in order to separate wrongful acts from innocent acts–offer direct evidence …
23-6823 Troy Raynard Alexander v. United States Fourth Circuit 2024-02-26 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP certificate-of-appealability constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process fifth-amendment guilty-plea rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states sixth-amendment QUESTON NUMBER ONE; Whether the lower court abused their discretion by denying Mr. Alexander a C.O.A. as it is debatable amongst of jurists of reason …
23-5639 Damaso Rivera-Fonseca v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2023-09-22 Denied Response WaivedIFP certificate-of-appealability constitutional-challenge convicted-felon criminal-procedure felon-in-possession firearm-possession habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance rehaif-v-united-states strickland-standard In light of the facts of this case, was the defense counsel ineffective in light of this court's precedent in Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (…
23-5314 Joe Crawford v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-08-09 Denied Response WaivedIFP confidential-informant criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process evidence evidence-sufficiency felony-conviction jury-instructions mens-rea reasonable-doubt rehaif-standard réhaif-v-united-states WHETHER IN LIGHT OF Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 204 L.Ed.2d (2019), WAS THE EVIDENCE INSUFFICIENT TO SUSTAIN A CONVICTION WHEN THE GOVERN…
23-5059 Savon Hardaway v. United States Fourth Circuit 2023-07-07 Denied Response WaivedIFP career-offender criminal-procedure felon-in-possession guilty-plea harmless-error mens-rea plea-agreement rehaif-advisement rehaif-v-united-states sentencing-error I. Mr. Hardaway pleaded guilty to a felon in possession charge. The district court arraigned Mr. Hardaway after this Court's decision in Rehaif v. Uni…
22-6568 Duraid Hussein v. United States Ninth Circuit 2023-01-19 Denied Response WaivedIFP apprendi-v-new-jersey circuit-precedent criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process equal-protection procedural-due-process rehaif-v-united-states sixth-amendment stare-decisis statutory-interpretation 1. In Rehaif v. United States , 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019), this Court clarified that the word knowingly under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) applies to both defendan…
22-6315 Iklas Richard Davis v. United States Third Circuit 2022-12-15 Denied Response WaivedIFP commerce-clause criminal-law criminal-statute due-process federalism felon-in-possession rehaif-v-united-states scienter supreme-court-precedent 1. In United States v. Rehaif, _ U.S. ___, 189 S.Ct. 2191 (2019), this Court acknowledged the presumption in favor of scienter — that criminal statute…
22-6288 Mangwiro Sadiki-Yisrael v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2022-12-13 Denied Response WaivedIFP base-offense-level first-degree-murder guilty-plea mens-rea rehaif-v-united-states rico-conspiracy sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation statutory-max Whether in a RICO conspiracy case the government is required to prove a defendant's mens rea and knowledge of first-degree murder to establish the sta…
22-398 Marcos F. Santiago v. J. C. Streeval Seventh Circuit 2022-10-28 Denied Relisted (2) criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process felon-status knowledge-requirement post-conviction-relief postconviction-relief rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states sentencing-relief Whether a felon who has spent less than a year in custody is entitled to a presumption that he lacked knowledge of his felon status and therefore, abs…
22-5930 Davon Young v. United States Second Circuit 2022-10-27 Denied Response WaivedIFP cause-and-prejudice circuit-split criminal-procedure criminal-statute habeas-corpus post-conviction-relief rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation A claim not raised on direct review "may be raised in habeas [] if the defendant can [] demonstrate [] 'cause' and actual 'prejudice.'" Bousley v. Uni…
22-357 Mashour Howling v. Maryland Maryland 2022-10-18 Denied Response Waived criminal-felony due-process inter-state-comity lambert-v-california mens-rea morissette-v-united-states rehaif-v-united-states second-amendment status-violation 1. Whether in state criminal felony cases premised upon inter-state comity concerns of state statutes conflicting on the legal effect given the underl…
22-5529 Anthony H. Lett v. United States Sixth Circuit 2022-09-08 Denied Response WaivedIFP appellate-review criminal-procedure due-process federal-rules federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure ineffective-assistance rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states standing 1. Did. Court of appeals error when denying Petitioner's Rehaif v.: United States , 139 S.Ct. 204. 2. Was Petitioner 's ineffective assistance claim …
22-5138 Arthur Frank Cardenas v. United States Ninth Circuit 2022-07-19 Denied Response WaivedIFP certificate-of-appealability criminal-procedure due-process firearm-possession habeas-corpus knowledge-element ninth-circuit rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states right-to-counsel sentencing In light of this Court's decision in Rehaif v. United States, 139 S.Ct. 2191 (2019) must show that the defendant knew he possessed the firearm and als…
21-8182 Reuben Conway v. United States Ninth Circuit 2022-06-17 Denied Response WaivedIFP circuit-split criminal-procedure federal-courts federal-jurisdiction indictment indictment-defect jurisdiction mens-rea rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation After Petitioner Reuben Conway was charged, convicted, and sentenced for prohibited person in possession of a firearm, this Court overturned near-unan…
21-8009 Joshua Rodney Meech v. United States Ninth Circuit 2022-06-01 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-922a6 appellate-review criminal-procedure due-process firearm-regulation huddleston-v-united-states mens-rea rehaif-v-united-states standing statutory-interpretation united-states-v-bailey At a sporting goods store Petitioner was considering the purchase of a firearm. The store clerk asked Petitioner to identify himself and fill out the …
21-7832 Daniel Casamayor v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2022-05-10 Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-indictment criminal-law due-process felon-in-possession firearm-statute indictment knowledge-element rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent 1. Should a writ of certiorari be granted to determine if in light of Rehaif v. United States, 139 S.Ct. 2191 (2019), if Casamayor 's indictment charg…
21-7623 Mary Ann Lara v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-04-14 Denied Response WaivedIFP Section 841 burden-of-proof controlled-substances criminal-intent criminal-law drug-quantity drug-trafficking federal-prosecution mens-rea rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation Whether, in prosecutions brought under Title 21, Section 841, the Government must prove a defendant's knowledge of drug type and quantity?
21-7403 James Calvin Breeden v. United States Fourth Circuit 2022-03-17 Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-law criminal-procedure felon-in-possession firearm-possession jury-instructions mens-rea rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states rule-29 rule-29-motion Whether the district court erred under Rehaif v. United States by denying requested jury instructions and a Rule 29 motion for acquittal on the felon-…
21-6993 Damon Willis v. United States Eighth Circuit 2022-01-27 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment criminal-law due-process fifth-amendment firearm-possession firearms jury-instruction jury-instructions prohibited-status rehaif-v-united-states sixth-amendment sovereign-citizen Does Rehaif v. United States preclude a jury instruction that the federal government must prove a defendant knew his prohibited status made it illegal…
21-6926 Willie Wilcher v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2022-01-20 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-provisions criminal-law due-process firearms judicial-review jurisdiction legal-standard procedural-requirements rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation statutory-provisions Wlu4er He Low<tf Courh fai j urtsAicfan fa tJWn decJ? fa CAtej i*Sed P-eh<if \js 2/<?/ faoli), An^ fa gownm^ Few fro^ por veriifW- Hef Pekb^,%/fav he…
21-6769 Luke Joseph Burning Breast v. United States Eighth Circuit 2022-01-06 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-921(a)(20) 18-usc-922(g) civil-rights-restoration criminal-prosecution felon-in-possession firearm firearm-components interstate-commerce rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation Can the government establish the interstate commerce element in a § 922(g) prosecution by showing that a single interchangeable part of a firearm trav…
21-6592 Donald Stanley v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-12-14 Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-law drug-statute mandatory-minimum mandatory-minimums mens-rea ninth-circuit-precedent rehaif-v-united-states sentencing-enhancement sentencing-guidelines statutory-construction statutory-interpretation Whether the knowingly mens rea in 21 U.S.C. § 841 applies to the elements of drug type and quantity that establish mandatory minimum and enhanced maxi…
21-816 Melvyn Gear v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-12-01 Denied appellate-procedure burden-of-proof criminal-law due-process firearms greer-v-united-states legal-status plain-error rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation This case presents two questions for review. 1. In Rehaif v. United States, 139 S.Ct. 2191 (2019), this Court held in a prosecution under 18 U.S.C. §…
21-6119 Roger Edward Picard v. United States First Circuit 2021-10-28 Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-law due-process mens-rea rehaif-v-united-states scienter sorna SORNA-registration supervised-release I. Did the First Circuit depart from this Court's decision in Rehaif v. United States, 588 U.S. ___ (2019), with respect to the presumption in favor o…
21-6034 Clifton James Jackson v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-10-20 Denied Response WaivedIFP circuit-split criminal-conduct criminal-procedure discovery-violations federal-jurisdiction government-agencies indictment-defect mens-rea rehaif-v-united-states speedy-trial-act 1. After Jackson was charged with and convicted of unlawful firearm possession, this Court overturned near-unanimous circuit authority by holding the …
21-5804 Kenneth Randale Door v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-09-28 Denied IFP circuit-split criminal-law criminal-procedure evidence evidence-sufficiency judgment-of-acquittal jurisdiction plain-error rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states Is review of a claim that the evidence was insufficient to establish the knowledge of status required by Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (201…
21-5432 Deangelo Lenard Johnson v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2021-08-20 Denied IFP criminal-law criminal-statute domestic-violence firearm-possession firearms knowledge-of-status mens-rea misdemeanor-conviction rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation Whether, to support Rehaif's knowledge-of-status element in a prosecution for unlawful possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a misdemeanor …
21-5230 Maurice Stewart v. United States Sixth Circuit 2021-07-28 Denied Response WaivedIFP circuit-split felon-in-possession knowledge-of-status plain-error-review protective-sweep rehaif-v-united-states Recently the Court recognized that the elements of the offense of possessing a firearm as a felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), includes that the defendant …
21-5077 Herbert Jonathan Castillo Juarez and Paola Valenzuela Arevalo v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2021-07-13 Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-law criminal-procedure drug-crimes drug-type knowledge-requirement mens-rea rehaif-v-united-states sentencing sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation ussg-2d1.1 Whether the government is required to prove a defendant's mens rea and knowledge with respect to the requisite drug type for penalties under Title 21 …
21-5060 Kevin Brown v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2021-07-09 Denied Relisted (2)IFP 18-usc-921 18-usc-922 circuit-split criminal-statute domestic-violence firearm-possession mens-rea rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation united-states-v-hayes Under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9) , a person may not possess a gun if he has been convicted of a "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence." A "misdemeanor cr…
21-5062 Ricardo Burgos v. United States Seventh Circuit 2021-07-09 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-rights-restoration criminal-procedure due-process evidentiary-hearing felon-in-possession plain-error rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states In Light of this Court's holding in United States v. Gary, (20-444) (S.Ct. June 14, 2021) regarding plain error under Rehaif v. United States, 139 S.C…
20-7870 Scott Raymond Tignor v. United States Tenth Circuit 2021-04-28 Denied IFP appellate-review criminal-procedure due-process elements-of-offense guilty-plea plea-voluntariness rehaif-v-united-states standard-of-review united-states-v-gary When a defendant argues for the first time on appeal that his guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary because he was not informed of the elements of…
20-7800 Jacqueline Moore v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-04-19 Denied IFP appellate-review criminal-procedure fairness-standard federal-criminal-law indictment mens-rea plain-error-review rehaif-v-united-states supreme-court-decision trial-record I. When applying plain error review based on an intervening United States Supreme Court decision, may an appellate court consider information outside …
20-7680 Jonathan Beasley v. United States Fifth Circuit 2021-04-07 Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-procedure criminal-statute federal-prosecution felon-in-possession firearm-possession mens-rea rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation Whether, in a federal prosecution for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g)(1) that occurred after the dec…
20-7549 Shane Arnold v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-03-24 Denied IFP criminal-procedure defense district-court due-process evidence evidence-introduction knowledge-of-status plain-error rehaif-standard Rehaif-v-United-States trial-error Whether a defendant satisfies the final two prongs of plain error review for a Rehaif v. United States, __ U.S. __, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019), trial erro…
20-7414 James Innocent v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2021-03-10 Denied IFP circuit-court criminal-procedure greer-v-united-states judicial-review plain-error rehaif-v-united-states substantial-rights supreme-court-decision trial-record Whether when applying plan-error review based upon an intervening United States Supreme Court decision, a circuit court of appeals may review matters …
20-7360 Emmanuel Feaster v. United States Second Circuit 2021-03-08 Denied Relisted (2)IFP criminal-law criminal-statute firearm-possession firearms jury-instruction jury-instructions plain-error rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(1), "[i]t shall be unlawful" for certain individuals to possess firearms that have traveled in interstate…
20-7282 Earl Malloy v. United States Second Circuit 2021-03-01 Denied IFP 18-usc-922g criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process firearms-offense guilty-plea rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states sentencing statutory-interpretation Whether this petition should be held pending the decision in United States v. Gary, No. 20-444, given that both this petition and Gary present the sam…
20-1167 Jose Susumo Azano Matsura v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-02-25 Denied firearm-possession guilty-knowledge plain-error-review rehaif-v-united-states second-amendment-rights statutory-exceptions unconstitutionally-vague visa-holder 1. Should the Court grant review to clarify that the guilty knowledge of status element under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5)(B), means knowledge that one's leg…
20-7194 Lamar Johnson v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-02-23 Denied Relisted (2)IFP appellate-review criminal-procedure judicial-discretion plain-error-review rehaif-v-united-states substantial-rights supreme-court-decision trial-record "Whether when applying plain-error review based upon an intervening United States Supreme Court decision, a circuit court of appeals may review matter…
20-7140 Cesar Raul Aceves v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-02-12 Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-law criminal-procedure immigration immigration-law mens-rea rehaif-v-united-states status-elements statutory-interpretation united-states-v-rehaif unlawful-reentry 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) prohibits individuals falling into particular status categories from possessing firearms or ammunition. Rehaif v. United States, 58…
20-7038 David Paul Martinez v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-02-05 Denied IFP 18-usc-921-a-33 criminal-law criminal-statute domestic-violence firearms firearms-possession mens-rea misdemeanor-domestic-violence plain-error-review rehaif-v-united-states supreme-court-precedent 1. Whether Mr. Martinez's convictions for violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9), possession of a firearm after a conviction for a "misdemeanor crime of dome…
20-6975 Cortez Maurice Crumble v. United States Eighth Circuit 2021-01-28 Denied Relisted (2)IFP circuit-court-conflict criminal-law criminal-procedure mens-rea outside-trial-record plain-error-review rehaif-v-united-states substantial-rights trial-error When evaluating Rehaif-derived trial errors under Rule 52(b) plain-error review, should prejudice under the "substantial rights" prong be presumed? 2…
20-6781 Bernard Moore v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2021-01-05 Denied Relisted (2)IFP appellate-review circuit-split criminal-procedure due-process felon-in-possession felon-status jury-instructions rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states sentencing substantial-rights In Rehaif v. United States, this Court held that 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g) and 924(a)(2) require the government to prove that "the defendant knew he possess…
20-6688 Arthur Tyrone Lee, Jr. v. United States Eighth Circuit 2020-12-23 Denied Relisted (2)IFP circuit-split criminal-law criminal-procedure plain-error rehaif-v-united-states sufficiency-of-evidence Whether, on plain error review and following this Court's decision in Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019), a defendant's stipulation at tr…
20-6662 Ian D. Goolsby v. United States Second Circuit 2020-12-18 Denied Relisted (2)IFP specifically allowing review beyond the trial rec circuit-conflict criminal-procedure due-process element-of-offense jury-instruction plain-error-review presentence-report rehaif-v-united-states scope-of-review supreme-court-decision In Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191, 2194 (2019), this Court held that 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g) and 924(a)(2) require the government to prove not o…
20-6610 Luis Sanabria-Robreno v. United States Third Circuit 2020-12-11 Denied Relisted (2)IFP 18-usc-922g constitutional-validity criminal-procedure due-process essential-elements firearm-possession guilty-plea plea-bargaining rehaif-v-united-states When defendant s plead guilty, this Court's precedent —consistent with due process —require s that they understand the offense's essential elements. I…
20-6572 Deshawn Legrier v. United States Second Circuit 2020-12-09 Denied Relisted (2)IFP appellate-review criminal-procedure evidence-consideration felon-in-possession judicial-proceedings jury-instructions plain-error-review rehaif-error rehaif-v-united-states sufficiency-of-evidence trial-record In Rehaif v. United States, 139 S.Ct. 2191 (2019), this Court held that knowledge-of-status was an element of the crime set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 922(g…
20-6585 Bernard Moore v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-12-09 Dismissed IFP appellate-review circuit-split criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process felon-in-possession fifth-amendment jury-instructions rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states substantial-rights One and Two In Rehaif v. United States, this Court held that 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g) and 924(a)(2) require the government to prove that "the defendant kn…
20-6569 Quincey Frye v. United States Second Circuit 2020-12-08 Denied Relisted (2)IFP appellate-review felon-in-possession judicial-proceedings jury-instructions mens-rea plain-error rehaif-v-united-states second-circuit trial-record Should the Court of Appeals have looked beyond the trial record to Frye's presentence investigation report to decide that there was no plain error tha…
20-6551 Andy Williams v. United States Second Circuit 2020-12-07 Denied Relisted (2)IFP constitutional-law criminal-procedure fourth-amendment inventory-search probable-cause reasonable-suspicion rehaif-v-united-states warrantless-search Question One: Was the second warrantless search of the car - which followed the completed inventory search and was prompted by an officer's later-deve…
20-6486 Rakeem Asaad Davis v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-12-01 Denied Relisted (2)IFP criminal-history firearm-possession jury-instructions rehaif-error rehaif-v-united-states second-amendment sentencing-procedure statutory-interpretation substantial-rights When determining whether a defendant's substantial rights were affected by an indictment and jury instructions that omitted an essential element of a …
20-6476 Derrick Michael Allen, Sr. v. United States Fourth Circuit 2020-11-30 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP 28-usc-1495 28-usc-2513 certificate-of-innocence court-of-appeals dismissal district-court federal-court-of-claims fourth-circuit jurisdiction rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation technical-claim When the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit erred by affirming the District Court's dismissal of petitioner's claim of "tortious interferenc…
20-6460 Reginald Hollie v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-11-27 Denied Relisted (2)IFP armed-career-criminal-act commerce-clause conviction criminal-conviction criminal-procedure drug-offense interstate-commerce jury-trial plain-error-review rehaif-v-united-states sentencing-enhancement 1. Whether, in cases charged and tried to a jury before this Court decided Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019), courts of appeals may rely…
20-6388 Joel Latrent Fletcher v. United States Fifth Circuit 2020-11-19 Denied Relisted (2)IFP appellate-review circuit-split criminal-law criminal-procedure plain-error rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation I. Whether this Court should grant review to resolve a split between the circuits courts' determination of whether error under Rehaif v. United States…
20-6347 Christopher Mikelinich v. United States Second Circuit 2020-11-17 Denied Relisted (2)IFP criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process felony-possession knowing-plea mens-rea plain-error plea-agreement plea-bargaining rehaif-v-united-states sentencing-elements Where a defendant claims his plea was not knowing and intelligent because he was unaware of all the elements of the offense, does it matter whether he…
20-6212 Carlos Miguel Perez v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-11-05 Denied Relisted (2)IFP 18-usc-924 circuit-split criminal-procedure felon-in-possession plain-error-review rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation Whether This Court Should Grant the Petition to Resolve a Circuit Split Regarding Whether Under Plain Error Review, a Defendant's Conviction for Felon…
20-6162 Frank Trujillo v. United States Tenth Circuit 2020-10-29 Denied Relisted (2)IFP criminal-procedure due-process elements-of-offense federal-courts guilty-plea plea-bargaining plea-voluntariness rehaif-v-united-states standard-of-review When a defendant argues for the first time on appeal that his guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary because he was not informed of the elements of…
20-6165 James Edward Sandford, III v. United States Second Circuit 2020-10-29 Denied Relisted (2)IFP circuit-split criminal-procedure felon-in-possession fourth-circuit ineffective-assistance plain-error-rule rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states second-circuit sixth-amendment 1. Should the Court grant certiorari to resolve the Circuit split regarding the plain error rule between the Second and Fourth Circuits as it applies …
20-6109 Rashawn D. Watson v. United States Sixth Circuit 2020-10-22 Denied Relisted (3)IFP criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process firearm-possession guilty-plea indictment indictment-sufficiency knowledge-element mens-rea plea-bargaining rehaif-decision rehaif-v-united-states A. Whether the decision in Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019) requires that Petitioner's guilty plea and conviction be vacated when (1) t…
20-6027 Michael Moore v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-10-15 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3)IFP appellate-review controlled-substances criminal-law federal-sentencing gvr mens-rea rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation 1. Petitioner questions wehether even if §924(e)(2)(A)(ii) does not call for a generic-offense-matching analysis, does it require knowledge of the sub…
20-5959 Clinton Devone Hicks v. United States Fifth Circuit 2020-10-08 Denied Relisted (3)IFP circuit-split commerce-clause criminal-law criminal-procedure plain-error rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation I. Whether this Court should grant review to resolve a split between the circuits courts' determination of whether error under Rehaif v. United States…
20-5969 Robert Dinkins v. United States Eighth Circuit 2020-10-08 Denied Response WaivedIFP and remand for reconsideration in light of Rehaif vacate the judgement below certiorari criminal-law criminal-participation due-process gun-buy-program illegal-guns non-profit-organization police-department public-announcement rehaif-v-united-states remand statutory-interpretation Whether the Court should grant Certiorari, vacate the judgement below, and remand for reconsideration in light of Rehaif v. United States, 139 S.Cti. …
20-5939 Kadeem Burden v. United States Fifth Circuit 2020-10-07 Denied Relisted (4)IFP criminal-procedure due-process fifth-amendment firearm-possession jury-instructions plain-error-review rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states sixth-amendment In a conviction for violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g), after a jury trial held prior to this Court's ruling in Rehaif v. United States, 139 S.Ct. …
20-5852 Robert Louis Brandon v. United States Fifth Circuit 2020-09-30 Denied Relisted (3)IFP appellate-review automatic-reversal circuit-split criminal-procedure guilty-plea prejudice-inquiry rehaif-error rehaif-v-united-states structural-error 1. Is a district court's error under Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019), a structural error that warrants automatic reversal of a guilty …
20-5824 Trenard Caldwell v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-09-28 Denied Relisted (3)IFP criminal-procedure due-process eleventh-circuit fourth-circuit guilty-plea plea-withdrawal rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation structural-error Where a defendant pled guilty to a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) prior to Rehaif v. United States, 139 S.Ct. 2191 (2029), and it is undisputed that …
20-5796 Isaac Thomas v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-09-24 Denied Relisted (3)IFP 922(g)(1) 922(q)(2)(A) commerce-clause due-process guilty-plea rehaif-v-united-states 1. Whether a defendant's guilty plea entered before Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2020), in which the defendant was not advised of the ess…
20-5645 Virgil Nickens v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-09-10 Denied Relisted (3)IFP appellate-courts criminal-law federal-courts federal-courts-of-appeals jury-instructions jury-verdict plain-error-review rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states united-states-v-olano In Rehaif, v. United States, this Court held that the government establishes that a defendant aided and abetted an 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) offense only if …
20-5646 Sean Justin Owens v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-09-10 Denied Relisted (3)IFP appellate-review armed-career-criminal-act commerce-clause criminal-conviction firearm-possession jury prior-conviction prior-convictions rehaif-v-united-states sentencing serious-drug-offense 1. Whether, in cases charged and tried to a jury before this Court decided Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019), courts of appeals may affi…
20-5499 Savannah Rolle v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-08-26 Denied Relisted (3)IFP criminal-procedure due-process essential-elements guilty-plea plea-bargaining rehaif-precedent rehaif-v-united-states vacatur Whether a defendant's guilty plea entered before Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2020), in which the defendant was not advised of the essent…
20-5404 Jermaine Isaac Ross v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-08-19 Denied Relisted (3)IFP armed-career-criminal-act criminal-procedure due-process guilty-plea non-elemental-facts prior-offenses rehaif-v-united-states sentencing-enhancement serious-drug-offense 1. Whether a federal court may increase a defendant's sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) by relying on its own finding about non-elem…
20-5252 Garry Grace v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-08-04 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-922 18-usc-924 criminal-conviction criminal-law due-process firearm-offense knowingly-element mens-rea rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states status-elements statutory-interpretation Whether Mr. Grace was illegally charged with, and unknowingly convicted of, a crime that was not an offense against the United States, in light of the…
20-5157 Denard Stokeling v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-07-24 Denied Relisted (3)IFP armed-career-criminal-act circuit-split constitutional-error criminal-procedure due-process plea-bargaining plea-validity rehaif-v-united-states sentencing-enhancement violent-felony 1. Where a defendant pled guilty to a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) prior to Rehaif v. United States, 139 S.Ct. 2191 (2029), and it is undisputed th…
20-5132 Antwan R. Cray v. Warden, FCI Coleman - Medium Eleventh Circuit 2020-07-21 Denied IFP criminal-innocence criminal-law due-process factual-innocence federal-jurisdiction habeas-corpus legal-innocence rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation supreme-court supreme-court-precedent Whether Petitioner Is actually, Factually, Legally, and Lawfully Innocent of his Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019) recently decided by T…
19-8911 Lee Montez Thompson v. United States Fifth Circuit 2020-07-07 Denied Response WaivedIFP certiorari criminal-procedure davis-v-united-states district-court due-process habeas-corpus plain-error pleading-defendant reasonable-probability rehaif-v-united-states sentencing I. Whether there is a reasonable probability of a different result in the event that the court below is instructed to reconsider the decision in light…
19-8816 Willie Edward Blackshire v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-06-25 Denied Relisted (3)IFP circuit-split constitutional-validity due-process guilty-plea henderson-v-morgan rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states structural-error This Court has long held that, for a guilty plea to satisfy constitutional due process requirements, the defendant must have been informed of all elem…
19-8720 Ankit Puri v. United States Fifth Circuit 2020-06-16 Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-law firearms immigration jury-instructions rehaif-v-united-states sufficiency-of-evidence 1) Whether, in light of this Court's decision in Rehaif v. United States, 139 S.Ct. 2191 (2019), the indictment and jury instructions omitted an essen…
19-8709 Gregory Greer v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-06-15 Judgment Issued Amici (1)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3)IFP circuit-court-of-appeals circuit-court-review criminal-procedure fairness-integrity-public-reputation judicial-fairness plain-error-review rehaif-v-united-states substantial-rights supreme-court-decision trial-record Last year, this Court held in Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019), that, in a prosecution under 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g) and 924(a)(2), the gov…
19-8679 Dan Reed v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-06-11 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (4)IFP appellate-review criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process jury-instructions rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states status-knowledge statutory-interpretation substantial-rights united-states-v-reed In Rehaif v. United States, this Court held that 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g) and 924(a)(2) require the government to prove that "the defendant knew he possess…
19-8555 James Troiano v. United States Ninth Circuit 2020-05-28 Denied Response WaivedIFP 28-usc-2253 certificate-of-appealability circuit-split criminal-procedure federal-appellate-procedure habeas-corpus harmless-error rehaif-error rehaif-v-united-states structural-error The Fourth Circuit has held that error under Rehaif v. United States, 139 S.Ct. 2191 (2019), is structural; the Ninth Circuit and other courts routine…
19-8274 Tracy Anthony Scott v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-04-16 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process guilty-plea mens-rea plea-bargaining rehaif-v-united-states sixth-amendment Does the Constitution require that the accused know the elements of a crime in order to validly plead guilty? Is Florida § 893.13 categorically a qu…
19-7705 Michael Roman Burghardt v. United States First Circuit 2020-02-19 Denied Response WaivedIFP circuit-split criminal-defendant criminal-procedure-waiver direct-appeal element-of-offense elements-of-offense indictment plain-error-review plea-colloquy rehaif-v-united-states sentencing-enhancement supreme-court-precedent waiver 1. Whether a criminal defendant has waived a claim that the indictment failed to charge an element of the offense where the claim arose while his case…
19-7562 Dalton Laquane Smith v. United States Fourth Circuit 2020-02-06 Denied Response WaivedIFP actual-innocence armed-career-criminal-act career-offender categorical-approach drug-offenses fourth-circuit fourth-circuit-categorical-approach mathis-v-united-states rehaif-v-united-states serious-drug-offense serious-drug-offenses shular-v-united-states statutory-interpretation 1. b18-6662 (January 2019) 2. United States, 136 S.Ct. 2243 (2016). 3. Did this Court's intervening decision in Rehaif v. United States, 139 S.Ct. 2…
19-7271 Eric Hall v. United States Sixth Circuit 2020-01-14 Denied Response WaivedIFP attempted-burglary burglary burglary-statute burglary-statutes categorical-approach conviction conviction-requirements criminal-plea entry entry-element firearm-possession generic-crime generic-crimes instrument plea-withdrawal rehaif-v-united-states sentencing-enhancement 1. Whether Tennessee's burglary statutes are generic where the State can obtain a conviction by proving only attempted burglary because the element of…
19-795 Paul D. Voorhees v. United States Armed Forces 2019-12-20 Denied conduct-unbecoming-an-officer criminal-prosecution criminal-statute due-process mens-rea military-justice negligence negligence-standard rehaif-v-united-states scienter sixth-amendment uniform-code-military-justice uniform-code-of-military-justice Does this mens rea or scienter principle apply to criminal prosecutions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, where the underlying statute at is…
19-7011 Carl Golden v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-12-19 Denied IFP constitutional-rights criminal-intent criminal-procedure due-process guilty-plea intent knowledge-of-elements mens-rea plea-bargaining rehaif-v-united-states Does the Constitution require that the accused know the elements of a crime in order to validly plead guilty? Is Florida § 893.13 categorically a ser…
19-7022 Jesus D. Cruz v. United States Sixth Circuit 2019-12-19 Denied IFP 4th-amendment constitutional-violation criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing due-process fourth-amendment habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel rehaif-v-united-states search-and-seizure search-warrant sentencing toxicology-report 1. Whether Counsel was ineffective for not showing the Petitioner and or verifying to the Petitioner producted a valid search warrant, once they broke…
19-6834 Lee Hope v. United States Sixth Circuit 2019-12-04 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-922g3 constitutional-vagueness controlled-substance criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-due-process-rehaif-v-united-sta due-process federal-statute judgment-of-acquittal rehaif-v-united-states unlawful-user vagueness 1.) Whether the Circuit Court of Appeals erred in holding that defendant's motion for judgment of acquittal was properly denied by the District Court …
19-6722 Robin Leach, Jr. v. United States Fourth Circuit 2019-11-25 Denied IFP 18-usc-922 constitutional-rights criminal-law firearm-possession firearms legal-status mens-rea rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation (1) Did the Petitionee 1 know that finding mens-rea of knowing in a gun or fifeafm statute, 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1). Rehaif v. See ,e .g. United States , …
19-6684 Rakeem Asaad Davis v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-11-19 GVR IFP 18-usc-922g 6th-amendment 6th-amendment-right-to-jury-trial charged-theories-of-prosecution criminal-procedure criminal-prosecution double-jeopardy due-process felon-in-possession jury-unanimity knowledge-element rehaif-v-united-states richardson-standard richardson-v-united-states sixth-amendment unanimous-jury-verdict uncharged-theories-of-prosecution Petitioner was charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). The indictment charged po…
19-6655 Terrence Leonard Mathis v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-11-18 Denied IFP certiorari criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-rights detention due-process fifth-amendment habeas-corpus interrogation rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states remand right-to-counsel 1. Whether the Court should grant certiorari, vacate the judgment below, and remand for reconsideration in light of Rehaif v. United States, 189 S. Ct…
19-6569 Keyon W. Carraway v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-11-08 Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-law criminal-statute due-process firearm-possession firearms interstate-commerce mens-rea rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation 1. Whether there is a reasonable probability that the court of appeals would conclud e that Rehaif v. United States , __U.S.__, 139 S.Ct. 2191 (June 2…
19-6517 Lynden Brown v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-11-06 Denied IFP 18-usc-922g 2nd-amendment bond-v-united-states commerce-clause criminal-law due-process federal-statute firearm firearm-possession interstate-commerce mens-rea nfib-v-sebelius rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation I. Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g) authorizes conviction upon proof that a firearm once crossed state lines at an unspecified prior occasion, when there is …
19-566 Devan Pierson v. United States Seventh Circuit 2019-10-30 GVR 922(g)-felon-in-possession criminal-procedure direct-appeal firearm-possession first-step-act first-step-act-2018 rehaif rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states sentencing status-based-possession statutory-interpretation 1. Section 401(c) of the First Step Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-394, provides: "This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall apply to…
19-568 Jose Susumo Azano Matsura v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-10-30 GVR 18-usc-922 constitutional-vagueness criminal-law due-process firearm-regulation mens-rea rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation vagueness 1. Should the Court grant review, vacate the judgment below, and remand to the Ninth Circuit based on this Court's holding in Rehaif v. United States,…
19-6320 Nalen Pierre Williams v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-10-21 Denied IFP 18-usc-922g1 criminal-law criminal-statute due-process felon-in-possession firearm-possession legal-status mens-rea plain-error reasonable-doubt rehaif-precedent rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation Whether the Court should grant certiorari, vacate the judgment below, and remand for reconsideration in light of Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2…
19-6282 Aldo Salazar-Martinez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-10-17 Denied IFP alleyne-v-united-states criminal-law drug-offenses drug-statute due-process federal-criminal-code flores-figueroa-v-united-states mens-rea rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation strict-liability Whether, in light of Flores-Figueroa v. United States, 556 U.S. 646 (2009), Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019), and Alleyne v. United Sta…
19-6289 Brian Thomas Mohr v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-10-17 Denied IFP appellate-procedure case-review circuit-court-case criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process judicial-reconsideration jury-instructions legal-probability rehaif-v-united-states remand standard-of-review statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent 1. Whether there is a reasonable probability of different result if the court below is directed to reconsider its judgment in light of Rehaif v. Unite…
19-6033 Christopher Johnson v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-09-24 GVR IFP claim-preservation claim-preservation-yee-v-city-of-escondido crime-of-violence federal-rule-criminal-procedure federal-rule-of-criminal-procedure-32 federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure moncrieffe-v-holder ninth-circuit rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states sentencing sentencing-guidelines yee-v-city-of-escondido I. Did the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals erroneously find Johnson forfeited his sentencing claim, disregarding this Court's claim preservation holdin…
19-5789 Jamar Lynn McMillan v. United States Third Circuit 2019-09-03 GVR Relisted (2)IFP career-offender career-offender-enhancement categorical-approach controlled-substance controlled-substance-offense pennsylvania-law predicate-offense rehaif-v-united-states sentencing-guidelines third-circuit 1. Does the categorical approach apply in determining whether an offense qualifies as a predicate for the career-offender enhancement under the Senten…
19-5753 Trayone Lefferio Bell v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-08-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-1029 constitutional-rights criminal-intent criminal-law-mens-rea criminal-procedure due-process flores-figueroa-v-united-states intent jury-instructions knowingly knowledge mens-rea rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation 1) To satisfy the "knowingly" and with "intent" in 18 U.S.C. § 1029(A)(3), Do Courts have to prove precise "mens rea" as set forth in Rehaif v. United…
19-5623 Deshawn Legrier v. United States Second Circuit 2019-08-16 GVR IFP 18-usc-922 18-usc-924 criminal-indictment criminal-procedure due-process federal-jurisdiction firearms firearms-possession indictment knowingly-element rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation subject-matter-jurisdiction In light of this Court's decision in Rehaif v. United States, 139 S.Ct. 2191 (2019) -- which held that the elements of an offense under 18 U.S.C. § 92…
19-5565 Carlos Miguel Perez v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-08-13 GVR IFP criminal-law due-process firearms firearms-possession rehaif-v-united-states sentencing statutory-interpretation supreme-court supreme-court-precedent Mr. Perez respectfully requests that his 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) conviction be reversed and remanded in light of Rehaif v. United States, 139 S.Ct. 2191 (J…
19-5572 Rickie Markiece Atkinson v. United States Fourth Circuit 2019-08-13 GVR IFP 18-usc-922g armed-career-criminal-act breaking-and-entering burglary categorical-approach circuit-precedent fourth-amendment guilty-plea north-carolina-breaking-or-entering rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation I. Whether North Carolina breaking or entering, which criminalizes, among other things, the breaking or entering into "any other structure designed to…
19-5501 Mandrail Jamar Woodberry v. United States Fourth Circuit 2019-08-07 GVR IFP appellate-procedure counsel-withdrawal criminal-appeal criminal-procedure due-process fourth-circuit jurisdiction rehaif rehaif-decision rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation supreme-court-review withdrawal-of-counsel Whether in light of the Court's opinion in Rehaif v. United States, No. 17-9560 issued on June 21, 2019 this Court should vacate the opinion of the U.…
19-5456 Ibrahim McCants v. United States Third Circuit 2019-08-05 GVR IFP anonymous-tip categorical-approach criminal-law criminal-statute divisibility-of-state-statutes domestic-violence due-process federal-criminal-procedure firearms fourth-amendment mathis-v-united-states mens-rea police-stop-and-frisk reasonable-suspicion rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation stop-and-frisk supreme-court-precedent third-circuit-court-of-appeals 1. In light of this Court's recent decision in Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019), should this Court grant certiorari, vacate the judgmen…
19-5383 Christopher Stacy v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-07-31 GVR IFP case-law certiorari criminal-law criminal-procedure judicial-review mens-rea rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states remand statutory-interpretation supreme-court supreme-court-precedent vacatur Whether the Court should grant certiorari, vacate the judgment below, and remand for reconsideration in light of Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2…
19-5330 Maurice Montrae Parks v. United States Fourth Circuit 2019-07-26 GVR IFP burden-of-proof constitutional-validity criminal-conviction criminal-procedure criminal-statute due-process firearm-possession firearms jury-instruction jury-instructions mens-rea rehaif-v-united-states second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether a new trial is warranted where the District Court failed to instruct the jury that, in order to convict a person under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), it …
19-5181 Lamar Johnson v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-07-16 GVR IFP arrest-procedure circuit-split custodial-arrest felon-in-possession fourth-amendment probable-cause rehaif-v-united-states search-incident-exception search-incident-to-arrest warrantless-search 1. In Rawlings v. Kentucky, 448 U.S. 98 (1980), the Court upheld, under the search-incident-to-arrest exception, a warrantless search that preceded th…
19-5196 Malcolm Omar Robinson v. United States Fourth Circuit 2019-07-15 GVR IFP armed-career-criminal-act breaking-and-entering burglary criminal-law fourth-amendment fourth-circuit rehaif-v-united-states remand sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation I. Whether North Carolina Breaking and Entering, which criminalizes, among other things, the breaking or entering into "any other structure designed t…
19-5025 Isaac Thomas v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-07-01 GVR IFP commerce-clause constitutional-challenge criminal-conviction criminal-law criminal-law-procedure due-process federal-statute firearm-possession firearms rehaif rehaif-v-united-states remand statutory-interpretation united-states-v-lopez 1. Whether the Court should grant the petition, vacate the judgment, and remand for further proceedings on Petitioner's 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) convicti…
19-5027 Eddie David Cox v. United States Eighth Circuit 2019-07-01 GVR IFP criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-rehaif-v-united-states,sentenci double-jeopardy eighth-circuit guidelines-calculation procedural-error rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states resentencing section-2241 sentencing sentencing-review 1. Should the Court GVR the judgment of the Eighth Circuit so the appeals court may consider, in the first instance, whether Cox is entitled to relief…
18-9707 Blair Cook v. United States Seventh Circuit 2019-06-18 GVR IFP 2nd-amendment constitutional-rights due-process facial-challenge facial-vagueness fifth-amendment rehaif-v-united-states second-amendment standing statutory-interpretation threshold-question vagueness vagueness-doctrine The underlying question presented is: Whether § 922(g)(3) is unconstitutionally vague under the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause. This involves a…
18-9424 Lamar Eady, Jr. v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-05-24 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3)IFP 18-usc-922 18-usc-924 appellate-review criminal-law due-process federal-criminal-law federal-statute felon-in-possession knowingly legal-elements mens-rea possession rehaif-v-united-states second-amendment status statutory-interpretation 1. Does the "knowingly" provision of 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(2) apply to both the possession and status elements of a 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) crime ? The Court …
18-9403 In Re Christopher Johnson 2019-05-23 Denied IFP 2255-motion 28-usc-2241 922g-offense binding-precedent circuit-precedent commerce-clause criminal-procedure erroneous-precedent federal-prisoner foreclosed-arguments habeas-corpus post-conviction-relief rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation 1. Whether a federal prisoner may file a petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 in order to raise arguments that were foreclosed by binding…
18-7490 Dan Reed v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-01-24 GVR Relisted (2)IFP 8th-amendment criminal-law due-process felon-in-possession mens-rea rehaif-v-united-states sentencing statutory-interpretation 1. Whether the "knowingly" provision of 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(2) applies to both the possession and status elements of a 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) crime? This C…
18-6191 Quordalis V. Sanders v. Carlo Esqueda, Dane County Clerk of Court Wisconsin 2018-10-03 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment administrative-law civil-procedure civil-rights due-process felon-in-possession free-speech mens-rea rehaif-v-united-states standing Question not identified.