No. 18-5972

Assane Faye v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2018-09-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: burden-of-proof fifth-amendment indictment jury-instruction jury-instructions non-statutory-element prosecutorial-discretion sufficiency-of-evidence trial-procedure
Key Terms:
Arbitration ERISA FifthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2018-10-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the government heighten its burden of proof at trial by adding a non-statutory element to the indictment, pursuing its case to include that extra-statutory element, and then requesting a jury instruction that includes the extra-statutory element?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Does the government heighten its burden of proof at trial by adding a non-statutory element to the indictment, pursuing its case to include that extra-statutory element, and then requesting a jury instruction that includes the extra-statutory element?

Docket Entries

2018-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2018-09-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.
2018-09-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-09-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 15, 2018)

Attorneys

Assane Faye
Alison BrillOffice of the Federal Public Defender, D.N.J., Petitioner
Alison BrillOffice of the Federal Public Defender, D.N.J., Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent