No. 20-8262

Francisco Hilt and Sean Alexander v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-06-09
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: brady-violation criminal-procedure due-process entrapment firearms-possession impeachment-evidence informant-disclosure sting-operation
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the government's suppression of an informant's identity and impeachment evidence in a sting operation violate Rovario v. United States, Smith v. Illinois, and Brady v. Maryland?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

question presented is this: Does the government’s suppression of an informant’s identity and impeachment evidence in a sting operation violate Rovario v. United States, 353 U.S. 53 (1957), Smith v. Illinois, 390 U.S. 129, 131 (1968), and Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963)? 2. After Rehaif v. United States, 139 S.Ct. 2191 (2019), may the government prove a defendant violated 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (possession of firearm by someone convicted of a crime punishable by more than a year in prison) or § 922(d)(1) (sale to a prohibited person) merely by the statement that one has a “felony” conviction when the words “felon” or “felony” do not appear anywhere in the statutes?

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-06-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 9, 2021)

Attorneys

Francisco Hilt, et al.
Verna Jean WefaldAttorney at Law, Petitioner
Verna Jean WefaldAttorney at Law, Petitioner
United States of America
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent