No. 18-7427

Abdirahman Yasin Daud v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-01-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure due-process harmless-error harmless-error-analysis jury-instruction jury-instructions jury-trial sixth-amendment specific-intent
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-02-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Court of Appeals' application of 'harmless error' analysis to an erroneous jury instruction violated the defendant's Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Court of Appeals’ application of “harmless error” analysis to an erroneous jury instruction regarding the critical, specific intent element of the offense charged, when the existence of that intent was controverted at trial and formed the basis for Abidrahman Daud’s defense at trial, violated Daud’s Sixth Amendment right to a trial by jury by substituting the speculation of a three judge panel of the Court of Appeals for an actual jury determination on the factual issue of Daud’s specific intent? i

Docket Entries

2019-02-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.
2019-02-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-01-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 15, 2019)

Attorneys

Abdirahman Yasin Daud
Bruce Douglas NestorDe Leon & Nestor, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent