Darius Latrell King v. United States
SocialSecurity
Whether the defendant's conviction should be vacated and remanded in light of Rehaif v. United States
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Mr. King was found guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm after a stipulated facts bench trial where the only stipulated fact related to his prohibited status was that βon February 26, 2017, the Defendant Darius King, was a felon, who was prohibited from possessing a firearm.β In Rehaif v. United States, the Court held that the in a prosecution for 18 U.S.C. 922(g), the government must prove that the defendant had knowledge of his prohibited status. Should this Court vacate the decision of the Ninth Circuit affirming the conviction and remand for reconsideration in light of Rehaif?