Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether the Court should grant certiorari, vacate the judgment below, and remand for
reconsideration in light of Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019), where what is now an
essential element of the § 922(g) crime was not pled and proved beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.
2. Whether the correct interpretation of Rehaif is that a defendant must know of his
possession of a firearm and also that he knew he had the relevant status when he possessed it, or
that the defendant must know that he possessed a firearm and that he knew he belonged to the
relevant category of persons barred from possessing a firearm.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Court should grant certiorari, vacate the judgment below, and remand for reconsideration in light of Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019)
2020-03-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2020.
2020-02-26
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2020-01-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 26, 2020.
2020-01-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 27, 2020 to February 26, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-12-19
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 27, 2020.
2019-12-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 26, 2019 to January 27, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-11-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 26, 2019)