No. 21-8130

Monica Ruiz v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-06-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-law due-process interstate-commerce statutory-interpretation substantive-element wire-fraud
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2022-09-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the interstate nexus required in § 1343 a substantive element of the crime of wire fraud?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW I. IS THE INTERSTATE NEXUS REQUIRED IN § 1343 ASUBSTANTIVE ELEMENT OF THE CRIME OF WIRE FRAUD ? Il. WAS THE FACTUAL BASIS SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT MS. RUIZ’S GUILTY PLEA? I. DID THE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISH AN INTERSTATE NEXUS? ii

Docket Entries

2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-06-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-06-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2022-06-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 14, 2022)

Attorneys

Monica Ruiz
Amy Ruth BlalockBlalock Law Firm, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent