No. 18-7306

Michael Martin Steele v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-01-09
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: aggravated-felony criminal-law criminal-mental-state due-process immigration immigration-law mens-rea statutory-interpretation strict-liability united-states-v-x-citement-video
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2019-02-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Ninth and Eleventh Circuits misconstrue the mens-rea requirements of 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(B), when they created an aggravated felony for 'qllicit trafficking' as a strict-liability offense without express, congressional intent, contrary to this Court's precedents in Liparota v. United States, Staples v. United States, and United States v. X-Citement Video, Inc.?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Did the Ninth and Eleventh Circuits misconstrue the mens-rea requirements of 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(B), when they created an aggravated felony for “qllicit trafficking” as a strict-liability offense without express, congressional intent, contrary to this Court’s precedents in Liparota v. United States, Staples v. United States, and United States v. X-Citement Video, Inc.? --prefix-

Docket Entries

2019-02-19
Petition DENIED.
2019-01-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2019-01-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2018-01-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 8, 2019)

Attorneys

Michael Steele
James FifeFederal Defenders of San Diego, Petitioner
James FifeFederal Defenders of San Diego, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent