No. 20-5854
Trumaine Muller v. United States
Tags: criminal-law criminal-procedure drug-offense drug-offenses intervening-act jury-instruction jury-instructions mens-rea plain-error proximate-cause
Key Terms:
DueProcess
DueProcess
Latest Conference:
2020-11-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the trial court committed plain error in failing to instruct the jury that the government had to prove mens rea as to each drug offense and the resulting death
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. THE TRIAL COURT COMMITTED PLAIN ERROR IN FAILING TO INSTRUCT THE JURY THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD TO PROVE MENS REA AS TO EACH DRUG OFFENSE AND THE RESULTING DEATH. Il. THE GOVERNMENT FAILED TO ESTABLISH THAT MULLER’S ACTS WERE THE PROXIMATE CAUSE OF THE DEATH OF ARIELL BRUNDIGE. Il. THE EVIDENCE IN THIS CASE PLAINLY ESTABLISHES THAT AN INTERVENING ACT RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF ARIELL BRUNDIGE. i
Docket Entries
2020-11-09
Petition DENIED.
2020-10-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020.
2020-10-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-09-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 30, 2020)
Attorneys
Trumaine Muller
William Mallory Kent — Kent & McFarland, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent