No. 18-7215
Salih Zeki Uces v. United States
Tags: constructive-amendment criminal-procedure due-process fifth-amendment indictment-amendment international-kidnapping international-parental-kidnapping jury-instructions mens-rea parental-rights
Key Terms:
DueProcess
DueProcess
Latest Conference:
2019-02-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Eleventh Circuit violated Mr. Uces's rights under the Fifth Amendment
Question Presented (from Petition)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED Whether, the Eleventh Circuit violated Mr. Uces’s rights under the Fifth Amendment, where it upheld the district court decision to constructively amend Mr. Uces’s indictment for international parental kidnapping by instructing the jury that it could convict Mr. Uces based solely on his knowingly removing or retaining his child, even though the statute only prohibits removing or retaining a child with the intent to obstruct another’s parental rights. i
Docket Entries
2019-02-19
Petition DENIED.
2019-01-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2019-01-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-12-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 1, 2019)
Attorneys
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent