No. 20-6660
Shusta Traverse Gumbs v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-split criminal-law criminal-procedure deadly-weapon intent jury-instruction jury-instructions lesser-included-offense united-states-v-feola
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Latest Conference:
2021-01-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the district court erred in giving only the first sentence of Mr. Gumbs' request to charge on use of a deadly weapon in light of the Circuit split of authority on the intent required for § 111 offenses and in light of this Court's decision in United States v. Feola?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Whether the district court erred in giving only the first sentence of Mr. Gumbs’ request to charge on use of a deadly weapon in light of the Circuit split of authority on the intent required for § 111 offenses and in light of this Court’s decision in United States v. Feola? II. Whether the district erred in refusing to give a lesserincluded offense instruction on simple assault? 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.
2020-12-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 19, 2021)
Attorneys
Shusta Gumbs
Kendal Demetrius Silas — Federal Defender Program, Inc., Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent