No. 21-5905
Mitchell L. Christen v. Wisconsin
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: 2nd-amendment alcohol-intoxication civil-rights constitutional-rights criminal-statute due-process firearm-possession self-defense standing state-regulation takings
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference:
2022-02-18
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
May the State criminalize Mr. Christen's otherwise constitutionally protected actions purely on the basis of his legal intoxication?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Question Presented Wisconsin Statute §941.20(1)(b) criminalizes possessing a firearm while under the influence of alcohol. Mitchell Christen had five drinks over an evening, and later armed himself with a firearm in response to an ongoing confrontation in his home. May the State criminalize Mr. Christen’s otherwise constitutionally protected actions purely on the basis of his legal intoxication? 1
Docket Entries
2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-26
Reply of petitioner Mitchell L. Christen filed. (Distributed)
2022-01-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2021-12-28
Brief of respondent Wisconsin in opposition filed.
2021-11-30
Response Requested. (Due December 30, 2021)
2021-11-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
2021-10-26
Waiver of right of respondent Wisconsin to respond filed.
2021-09-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 4, 2021)
Attorneys
Mitchell L. Christen
Steven Sidney Roy — Law Office of Steven Roy, Petitioner
Wisconsin
Timothy Michael Barber — Wisconsin Department of Justice, Respondent
Nicholas S DeSantis — Wisconsin Department of Justice, Respondent