No. 18-8965

Olusola Olla v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-04-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: burden-of-proof circuit-split criminal-knowledge criminal-law criminal-procedure deliberate-indifference federal-courts investigative-standard jury-instructions mens-rea prosecutorial-evidence statutory-interpretation willful-blindness
Key Terms:
Patent
Latest Conference: 2019-05-23
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether, in a criminal case where a statute requires proof of knowledge, the government may establish the requisite knowledge with evidence of a failure to investigate or failure to act

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether, in a criminal case where a statute requires proof of knowledge, the government may establish the requisite knowledge with evidence of a failure to investigate or failure to act.

Docket Entries

2019-05-28
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2019.
2019-05-01
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-04-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 23, 2019)

Attorneys

Olusola Olla
Eugene GorokhovBurnham & Gorokhov PLLC, Petitioner
Eugene GorokhovBurnham & Gorokhov PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent