No. 21-7444

Fnu John Sadiqullah v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-03-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: burden-of-proof criminal-law criminal-procedure entrapment entrapment-defense government-agent-conduct inducement jury-instructions predisposition
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2022-04-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

When a defendant requests a jury instruction on the affirmative defense of entrapment, what must be proven by the defendant to be entitled to such instruction

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED When a defendant requests a jury instruction on the affirmative defense of entrapment, what must be proven by the defendant to be entitled to such instruction. Specifically: 1. Whether the defendant must prove inducement to commit the crime, or both inducement and predisposition to commit the crime to be entitled to an instruction on the affirmative defense of entrapment. 2. The burden which must be met by the defendant to establish a prima facie case of entrapment. 3. In determining whether the defendant has met the initial threshold, warranting an instruction on entrapment, with what weight a trial court must review the proffered evidence. 4, What proof the defendant is required to produce to support a finding of inducement. 5. What factors, if any, are to be considered in determining the defendant’s predisposition to commit the criminal conduct proposed by the government agent. 6. In determining the defendant’s predisposition to commit the crime, should a trial court consider the actions and/or statements of the defendant prior to introduction to the government agent solely or, should all actions and/or statements of the defendant before, during, and after introduction of the government agent be considered?

Docket Entries

2022-04-25
Petition DENIED.
2022-04-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/22/2022.
2022-03-28
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-11-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 22, 2022)

Attorneys

Fnu John Sadiqullah
Whitney True LawsonTrue Guarnieri Ayer, LLP, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent