No. 20-5252

Garry Grace v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-922 18-usc-924 criminal-conviction criminal-law due-process firearm-offense knowingly-element mens-rea rehaif-standard rehaif-v-united-states status-elements statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Mr. Grace was illegally charged with, and unknowingly convicted of, a crime that was not an offense against the United States

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether Mr. Grace was illegally charged with, and unknowingly convicted of, a crime that was not an offense against the United States, in light of the Supreme Court’s holding in Rehaif v. United States, 588 U.S. __, 189 S. Ct. 2191 (2019), clarifying that the term “knowingly” in 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(2) applies not only to the “possession” element, but also to each of the “status” elements, in § 922(g)? i INTERESTED PARTIES There are no

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-07-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 3, 2020)

Attorneys

Garry Grace
Robin FarnsworthFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Robin FarnsworthFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent