No. 21-6383

Harinder Singh v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-11-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: appellate-review circuit-split concealment criminal-conviction drug-proceeds federal-statute insufficient-evidence money-laundering regalado-cuellar statutory-interpretation
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Latest Conference: 2022-03-25
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Where the evidence at trial was insufficient was insufficient to prove that the design or purpose of the cash transmittals was to 'conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or control' of the drug proceeds, as required for a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B), did the Ninth Circuit's split 2-1 decision affirming Petitioner's conviction conflict directly with this Court's decision in Regalado Cuellar v. United States, 553 U.S. 550, 568 (2008), and the decisions of other circuit courts of appeals?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Where the evidence at trial was insufficient was insufficient to prove that the design or purpose of the cash transmittals was to “conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or control” of the drug proceeds, as required for a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B), did the Ninth Circuit’s split 2-1 decision affirming Petitioner’s conviction conflict directly with this Court’s decision in Regalado Cuellar v. United States, 553 U.S. 550, 568 (2008), and the decisions of other circuit courts of appeals? i

Docket Entries

2022-03-28
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022.
2022-02-22
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2022-01-19
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 22, 2022.
2022-01-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 24, 2022 to February 22, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-12-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 24, 2022.
2021-12-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 23, 2021 to January 24, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-11-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 23, 2021)

Attorneys

Harinder Singh
Elizabeth Richardson-RoyerRichardson-Royer Law, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent