No. 19-6760

Ijaz Khan v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-11-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: administrative-procedure-act constructive-amendment criminal-procedure double-jeopardy federal-rules-of-civil-procedure fifth-amendment indictment indictment-modification polygamy polygamy-charge
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-01-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a constructive amendment occurred at trial when the court found defendant guilty of multiple marriages, a charge not on the indictment, and whether this constitutes a double jeopardy violation as the government can later bring a new charge for polygamy

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED WHETHER A CONSTRUCTIVE AMENDMENT OCCURED AT TRIAL WHEN THE COURT FOUND DEFENDANT GUILTY OF MULTIPLE MARRIAGES, A CHARGE NOT ON , THE INDICTMENT, AND WHETHER THIS CONSTITUTES A DOUBLE JEOPARDY VIOLATION AS THE GOVERNMENT CAN LATER BRING A NEW CHARGE FOR POLYGAMY. . : CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY PROVISIONS INVOLVED _ Fifth Amendment of the Constitution against double jeopardy or multiple prosecutions. ~ Constructive amendment claim, where the indictment is altered.to change the elements of the offense charged, such that the defendant is actually convicted of a crime other than that is charged in hte the.indictment. ~ Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) (6) Fed. R. Civ. P. 52(a) . 5 U.S.C.S.§704 ;

Docket Entries

2020-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-12-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-12-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-11-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 26, 2019)

Attorneys

Ijaz Khan
Ijaz Khan — Petitioner
Ijaz Khan — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent