No. 18-5607

Friday Ogunyemi James v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2018-08-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure discretion due-process evidence fair-instruction jury-instructions restitution sentencing sentencing-discretion tax tax-offense theory-of-defense trial-exhibit willfulness
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Immigration
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Petitioner was entitled to a fair instruction to support the verdict in his favor on the theory of defense that has the basis in the evidence (Trial Exhibit D-4) which reliance negates willfulness for the tax offense of 7206(2)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the Petitioner was entitled to a fair instruction to support the verdict in his favor on the theory of defense that has the basis in the evidence (Trial Exhibit D-4) which reliance negates willfulness for the tax offense of 7206(2)? I]. Does the District Court have the discretion to sentence the Petitioner to a loss amount ($1.2M) recommended in the PSR despite, the $1.2M was modified/revised by the prosecution at the sentencing to $145,156 and was agreed to by the parties to the conflict although, the $ 1.2M was neither charged nor indicted or decided by the jury? i

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-09-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-28
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-07-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 17, 2018)

Attorneys

Friday James
James O. Friday — Petitioner
James O. Friday — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent