No. 19-8720

Ankit Puri v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-06-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-law firearms immigration jury-instructions rehaif-v-united-states sufficiency-of-evidence
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the indictment and jury instructions omitted an essential element of the 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) offense

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1) Whether, in light of this Court’s decision in Rehaif v. United States, 139 S.Ct. 2191 (2019), the indictment and jury instructions omitted an essential element of the 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) offense. 2) Whether, in light of this Court’s decision in Rehaif v. United States, 139 S.Ct. 2191 (2019), the evidence at trial was sufficient for the jury to find Mr. Puri guilty of violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5). i

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-06-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-06-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 16, 2020)

Attorneys

Ankit Puri
Abby BrumleyOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Abby BrumleyOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent