No. 21-5154

Dakota Stewart v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-07-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: circuit-split constitutional-rights criminal-law criminal-statute due-process interstate-travel prosecutorial-discretion sex-offender-registration venue venue-jurisdiction
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

In a prosecution for failing to update sex offender registration under 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a), does venue lie in the district where the offender resided prior to his interstate travel?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED In a prosecution for failing to update sex offender registration under 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a), does venue lie in the district where the offender resided prior to his interstate travel? i

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-07-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-07-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-07-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 20, 2021)

Attorneys

Dakota Stewart
James Matthew WrightOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent