No. 18-8965
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
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 Gorokhov — Burnham & Gorokhov PLLC, Petitioner
Eugene Gorokhov — Burnham & Gorokhov PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent