No. 21-7569

Miguel Scott Arnold v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2022-04-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process federal-statute human-trafficking jury-instructions rule-of-lenity statutory-interpretation third-circuit-court third-circuit-court-of-appeals unit-of-prosecution
Latest Conference: 2022-05-26
Question Presented (from Petition)

What is the allowable unit of prosecution for violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)?

2. Did the Third Circuit Court of Appeals err by not remanding to the lower court with an order for the District Court to dismiss petitioner's indictment due to the Jury not being instructed to specifically find, if any, what victim the jury believed met the burden?

3. Because of the complexity of petitioner's case/charge(s), should the lower courts had tasked the jury to find/been given instructions to find petitioner guilty of each individual victim the jury believed met the burden?

4. Due to the allowable unit of prosecution, not being established, nor firmly understood by any of the lower courts in regards to 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a), and being that this Honorable Court had/has not yet defined or established such, should the "Rule of Lenity" be/have been applied to petitioner as this Honorable Court has explained/established in similar case(s)/situation(s)?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

allowable-unit-of-prosecution-for-18-usc-1591(a)

Docket Entries

2022-05-31
Petition DENIED.
2022-05-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/26/2022.
2022-05-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-03-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 9, 2022)
2022-02-09
Application (21A402) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 18, 2022.
2022-01-31
Application (21A402) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 1, 2022 to March 18, 2022, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Miguel Scott Arnold
Miguel Scott Arnold — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent