No. 18-6468
Bernabe Lugo-Santiago v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-challenge criminal-indictment criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process firearm firearm-regulation firearms indictment interstate-commerce jury-finding jury-instructions prosecutorial-burden
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2018-11-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Government must allege and prove a connection to interstate commerce for a conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED This case presents 3 narrow and discrete questions for this Court to ; consider, viz. what happens when (a) the Government fails to allege in an indictment that a firearm has any connection to interstate commerce, (b) the : . evidence shows no connection whatsoever of a firearm to interstate commerce, and (c) the jury fails to find any connection of a firearm to interstate commerce? , , 8 III
Docket Entries
2018-12-03
Petition DENIED.
2018-11-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018.
2018-11-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-05-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 28, 2018)
Attorneys
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent