No. 20-6641

Jose Angel Hernandez v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-12-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: commerce-clause constitutional-challenge constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-statute due-process federal-law interstate-commerce statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2021-01-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 924(a) is unconstitutional by exceeding the scope of the commerce clause and whether the statute requires knowledge of the interstate commerce element?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Whether this Court should grant certiorari to determine whether 18 U.S.C. § 924(a) is unconstitutional by exceeding the scope of the commerce clause and whether the statute requires knowledge of the interstate commerce element? ii

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 to respond filed.
2020-12-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 15, 2021)

Attorneys

Jose Angel Hernandez
Christopher A. CurtisFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Christopher A. CurtisFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent