No. 21-6122

Malek Lassiter v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-10-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: court-of-appeals criminal-procedure district-court due-process federal-jurisdiction federal-prosecution motion-for-judgment-of-acquittal rico rico-conspiracy sentencing standard-of-review
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2021-11-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the court of appeals erred by affirming the district court's denial of Lassiter's motion for judgment of acquittal on the RICO conspiracy charged in Count One?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW WHETHER THE COURT OF APPEALS ERRED BY AFFIRMING THE DISTRICT COURT'S DENIAL OF LASSITER’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT OF ACQUITTAL ON THE RICO CONSPIRACY CHARGED IN COUNT ONE? ii STATEMENT OF RELATED CASES United States v. Mitchell, No. 2:16-cr-130, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Judgment entered April 12, 2019. United States v. Mitchell, No. 18-4876 and 19-4269, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Judgment entered May 28, 2021. United States v. Simmons, No. 2:16-cr-130, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Judgment entered May 10, 2019. United States v. Simmons, No. 18-4875 and 19-4345, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Judgment entered May 28, 2021.

Docket Entries

2021-11-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/19/2021.
2021-11-01
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-10-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 29, 2021)

Attorneys

Malek Lassiter
Paul Graham BeersGlenn, Feldmann, Darby & Goodlatte, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent