No. 20-7145

Rasheik Amond Harris v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-02-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process felon-in-possession firearm-offense jury-instructions mens-rea plain-error
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-04-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a defendant who was found guilty after a jury trial to possessing a firearm as a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g), is automatically entitled to plain error relief if the jury instructions did not require the jury to find the element of that offense is knowledge of his status as a felon, regardless of whether he can show that the district court's error affected the jury's verdict

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether a defendant who was found guilty after a jury trial to possessing a firearm as a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g), is automatically entitled to plain error relief if the jury instructions did not require the jury to find the element of that offense is knowledge of his status as a felon, regardless of whether he can show that the district court’s error affected the jury’s verdict. i

Docket Entries

2021-04-19
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
2021-03-10
Memorandum of respondent United States of America filed.
2021-02-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 15, 2021)

Attorneys

Rasheik Harris
Kathryn Bertel ParishCarlyle Parish, LLC, Petitioner
Kathryn Bertel ParishCarlyle Parish, LLC, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent