No. 20-6594
Juan Fredy Hernandez-Zozaya v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-split criminal-intent criminal-law federal-law human-trafficking interstate-commerce interstate-transportation prostitution prostitution-statute statutory-interpretation transportation-across-state-lines
Key Terms:
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2021-01-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 2421(a) is violated where prostitutes arranged and paid for their own transportation across state lines
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW WHETHER IT IS A VIOLATION OF 18 U.S.C. § 2421(a), WHICH MAKES IT ILLEGAL TO TRANSPORT A PERSON ACROSS STATE LINES WITH THE INTENT FOR THAT PERSON TO ENGAGE IN PROSTITUTION, WHERE IT IS UNDISPUTED THAT THE PROSTITUTES ARRANGED AND PAID FOR THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION ACROSS STATE LINES, AN ISSUE THAT HAS LED TO A CIRCUIT SPLIT. -i
Docket Entries
2021-01-25
Petition DENIED.
2021-01-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.
2020-12-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-11-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 11, 2021)
Attorneys
Juan Fredy Hernandez-Zozaya
United States of America
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent