No. 18-9726

Lorenzo Hale v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-06-19
Status: GVR
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 2nd-amendment criminal-procedure criminal-statute felon-in-possession firearm-possession interstate-commerce jurisdictional-element mens-rea prior-occasion recent-past state-lines statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g) authorizes conviction upon proof that a firearm once crossed state lines at an unspecified prior occasion, when there is no evidence that the defendants' conduct caused such movement, nor that it moved in the recent past?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g) authorizes conviction upon proof that a firearm once crossed state lines at an unspecified prior occasion, when there is no evidence that the defendants’ conduct caused such movement, nor that it moved in the recent past? 2. Whether 18 U.S.C. §924(a) provides for criminal penalties to felons who possess firearms in interstate commerce absent proof that they knew of their felon status, or of the firearm’s movement in interstate commerce? ii PARTIES Lorenzo Hale is the Petitioner, who was the defendant-appellant below. The United States of America is the Respondent, who was the plaintiff-appellee below. ili

Docket Entries

2019-11-08
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2019-10-07
Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Rehaif v. United States, 588 U. S. ___ (2019).
2019-09-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-08-19
Memorandum of respondent United States of America filed.
2019-07-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 19, 2019.
2019-07-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 19, 2019 to August 19, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-06-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 19, 2019)

Attorneys

Lorenzo Hale
Kevin Joel PageOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Kevin Joel PageOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent