No. 19-7484
Jose Candelario Perez-Cruz v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure jurisdiction jurisdictional-dispute jury-trial maritime-drug-law-enforcement-act maritime-law mdlea pretrial-hearing stateless-vessel trial-procedure
Key Terms:
DueProcess Takings
DueProcess Takings
Latest Conference:
2020-03-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Court of Appeals clearly erred in upholding the District Court's conclusion that jurisdiction in a stateless vessel case under the MDLEA is a pretrial issue reserved solely for the trial judge and therefore there is no need to submit a factually disputed jurisdictional issue to the jury?
Question Presented (from Petition)
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW | Whether the Court of Appeals clearly erred in upholding the District Court’s | conclusion that jurisdiction in a stateless vessel case under the MDLEA is a pretrial | issue reserved solely for the trial judge and therefore there is no need to submit a | factually disputed jurisdictional issue to the jury? | i
Docket Entries
2020-03-23
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
2020-02-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-01-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 28, 2020)
2019-12-12
Application (19A657) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until January 25, 2020.
2019-12-05
Application (19A657) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 11, 2019 to January 25, 2020, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Attorneys
Jose Candelario Perez-Cruz
Juan Diego Berrio — Berrio & Berrio, P.A., Petitioner
Juan Diego Berrio — Berrio & Berrio, P.A., Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent