No. 18-7430

Mohamed Abdihamid Farah v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-01-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure due-process harmless-error jury-instructions specific-intent trial-by-jury witness-credibility
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-02-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the failure to include in jury instructions the required element of specific intent is subject to harmless error analysis where the element is in dispute?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. WHETHER THE FAILURE TO INCLUDE IN JURY INSTRUCTIONS THE REQUIRED ELEMENT OF SPECIFIC INTENT IS SUBJECT TO HARMLESS ERROR ANALYSIS WHERE THE ELEMENT IS IN DISPUTE? 2. WHETHER AN APPELLATE COURT’S DETERMINATION OF WITNESS CREDIBILITY IN APPLYING HARMLESS ERROR ANALYSIS VIOLATES AN ACCUSED’S RIGHTS TO DUE PROCESS AND TRIAL BY JURY? ii

Docket Entries

2019-02-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.
2019-01-30
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 14, 2019)

Attorneys

Mohamed Farah
Jordan S. KushnerSuite 2446, Petitioner
Jordan S. KushnerSuite 2446, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent