witness-retaliation
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-5120 | Giovanni Cotto, aka Monte v. United States | Second Circuit | 2020-07-21 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | burden-of-proof circuit-split criminal-procedure criminal-prosecution federal-statute mens-rea official-proceeding statutory-interpretation witness-retaliation | Whether, in a prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 1513(b)(1), the Government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant knew the witness agains… |
| 19-7326 | Jimmy Lee Allred v. United States | Fourth Circuit | 2020-01-16 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | 18-usc-1513 18-usc-924 armed-career-criminal-act bodily-injury categorical-approach modified-categorical-approach taylor-v-united-states violent-felony violent-force witness-retaliation | 1. Clarification is needed to unite the Circuits in determining when to use the "Categorical Approach" defined in Taylor v. United States, 495 U.S. 57… |