No. 19-6249
Michael Terrill Faircloth v. United States
Tags: 18-usc-922g1 affirmative-defense circuit-split criminal-statute felon-in-possession firearm-possession innocent-possession safe-streets-act transitory-possession
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Latest Conference:
2020-02-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a felon may assert an affirmative defense of innocent, transitory possession when charged as a felon-in-possession of a firearm under § 922(g)(1) of the Safe Streets Act, 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1)
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a felon may assert an affirmative defense of innocent, transitory possession when charged as a felon-in-possession of a firearm under § 922(g)(1) of the Safe Streets Act, 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1), as the District of Columbia Circuit allows or whether all such defenses are barred by that statute as the Eleventh Circuit held in this case. @
Docket Entries
2020-03-02
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2020.
2020-02-13
Reply of petitioner Michael Terrill Faircloth filed. (Distributed)
2020-01-27
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2020-01-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 27, 2020.
2020-01-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 13, 2020 to January 27, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-12-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 13, 2020.
2019-12-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 12, 2019 to January 13, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-11-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 12, 2019.
2019-11-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 12, 2019 to December 12, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-10-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 12, 2019)
2019-07-22
Application (19A76) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until October 3, 2019.
2019-07-17
Application (19A76) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 4, 2019 to October 3, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Attorneys
Michael Terrill Faircloth
Carter G. Phillips — Petitioner
Carter G. Phillips — Petitioner
Jeffrey T. Green — Sidley Austin, Petitioner
Jeffrey T. Green — Sidley Austin, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent