No. 18-6801

Van McDuffy v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-11-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: accidental-killing bank-robbery criminal-law criminal-statute felony-murder intent mandatory-minimum mandatory-sentencing mens-rea sentencing statutory-interpretation
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Latest Conference: 2019-01-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

What intent, if any, beyond the intent to commit bank robbery, is required to sustain a conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(e), which imposes a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment or death, when the killing is an accident?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW What intent, if any, beyond the intent to commit bank robbery, is required to sustain a conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(e), which imposes a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment or death, when the killing is an accident?

Docket Entries

2019-01-07
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-11-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-11-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 26, 2018)

Attorneys

United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Van McDuffy
Michael Jerome KennedyLaw Offices of Michael Jerome Kennedy, PLLC, Petitioner
Michael Jerome KennedyLaw Offices of Michael Jerome Kennedy, PLLC, Petitioner