No. 18-5844

Rocco Tinoco v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-09-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-875 civil-rights criminal-law due-process first-amendment free-speech mens-rea recklessness statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2018-10-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a mental state of recklessness absent subjective intent to threaten is sufficient to support a conviction under 18 U.S.C. 875(c) and any other threat statute

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED — Qvestion FI . tohedner a mental state of recklessness —absnt ° Subiective went to threaten — in Conveying a sheeot is subficient oe seoppork a Conviction under 18 vs.c.3 81Sic) ard any other MWreat stalote (sé Thet 3S, aS applied, mony & AeCencdant be wrongly Convictecd solely under a fecklessness shorcars in Arve ~ theoed prosecutions 2 idelhec inlecpreding 8 0S.C 8 87S@) ard other threat sictules lo include Sstolements made cwithooth a Sbiechive went Jo khreaden, Chills the expression of Prolectact speech ¢ Thet 1S, may allasing a Conviclian order SIS@), OS applial, to Mckde slatemenlsS mode without a scdoyectwe inlent to Ltnreaden videte the FEicst Amerdment ? ' y .

Docket Entries

2018-10-09
Petition DENIED.
2018-09-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/5/2018.
2018-09-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-08-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 9, 2018)

Attorneys

Rocco Tinoco
Rocco Tinoco — Petitioner
Rocco Tinoco — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent