Deshawn Legrier v. United States
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Whether the district court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction where the indictment for violating § 922(g)(1) did not charge the defendant with any offense because it did not track the statutory language regarding the 'knowingly' element
QUESTION PRESENTED In light of this Court’s decision in Rehaif v. United States, 139 8.Ct. 2191 (2019) -which held that the elements of an offense under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) and § 924(a)(2) include a defendant’s knowledge that he belonged to the category of persons prohibited from possessing firearms — whether the district court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction where the indictment for violating § 922(g)(1) did not charge Deshawn Legrier with any offense because it did not track the statutory language regarding this “knowingly” element, cite the statute that included this “knowingly” element, or otherwise allege this “knowingly” statutory element. i