No. 19-6684

Rakeem Asaad Davis v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2019-11-19
Status: GVR
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 18-usc-922g 6th-amendment 6th-amendment-right-to-jury-trial charged-theories-of-prosecution criminal-procedure criminal-prosecution double-jeopardy due-process felon-in-possession jury-unanimity knowledge-element rehaif-v-united-states richardson-standard richardson-v-united-states sixth-amendment unanimous-jury-verdict uncharged-theories-of-prosecution
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2020-01-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the failure to require a unanimous jury verdict on either charged or uncharged theories of prosecution violate the Sixth Amendment right to a verdict?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Petitioner was charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). The indictment charged possession of a single firearm and related ammunition on a specific date, but at trial, the government presented alternative theories of guilt based on evidence of petitioner’s uncharged possession of other firearms on other occasions. The government presented no evidence of, and the trial court did not instruct the jury on, the knowledge element of a § 922(g) offense; thus the question of whether petitioner knew he was ineligible to possess a firearm was not decided by the jury. The questions presented are: 1. Does the failure to require a unanimous jury verdict on either charged or uncharged theories of prosecution violate the Sixth Amendment right to a verdict under Richardson v. United States, 526 U.S. 813 (1999)? 2. Should certiorari be granted and the case remand for reconsideration in light of Rehaif v. United States, 139 S.Ct. 2191 (2019), because the government did not endeavor to make the required showing of petitioner’s knowledge of his prohibited status and the jury was not instructed on the knowledge element? i INTERESTED PARTIES The are no parties interested in the proceeding other than those named in the caption of the appellate decision. ii

Docket Entries

2020-02-28
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2020-01-27
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).
2020-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
2019-12-19
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2019-11-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 19, 2019)

Attorneys

Rakeem Davis
Jacqueline Esther Shapiro — Petitioner
Jacqueline Esther Shapiro — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent