No. 22-7754

Maurice Hunt v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-06-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights commerce-clause commercial-sex-acts congressional-authority constitutional-review criminal-liability due-process harmless-error sex-acts statutory-interpretation supervisory-authority supervisory-power
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2023-09-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Congress Lacked Congressional Authority Under The Commerce Clause

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED |. Whether Congress Lacked Congressional Authority Under The Commerce Clause fo Enact 1B USC 154 (O-Te Te Extent That The Statue Allows For Criminal Liability To AHach here There's No Nexus-Intent Between The Use Of Force OR Coercion And The Intent That A Person Engage In Commercial Sex Acts ? a. Wheth Ts Supetvicory Authority po Whethet This Coo ft Should {se Us Ae Ronn v.US. 4a $.c42379, To Tivalidate The Ninth Cir's Definition OF “knewing’In US.v Tedd 6a F.3d 329 (2010) And 4S Application = For the Fist Time on APPEAL ? Applied) 3. Whether The District Court And, The Ninth Cir Violated Pitires Constitutional Rights By Invoking # "Harmless Evor defense Tat Was Wot Keli Upon Gy The GOVERNMENT, Ok Affording Me Jerendant An Oppurtunity To eara On Uestion My: The Constructive Amendment OF The Indichnent Was "Harmless’? H. Whether This Court Should Use Its Supetvisory Authority To Address Me District Court And Ninth.Cir Refusal To Apply This Court’ Precedent Opinion Tn US. v. Aguilar 51s US,593 (1995) To Retrhoners Claims That Appellate-Counsel Was Ineffective For Failing To Raise An Aguilar Argument ? 5. Whether This Court Should Use TS Supervisory Authority To Address The District Court And The Ninth Cir Refusal To Apply This Courts Ofinion Tn Elonis v U.S, 136 5.C4.2001 (A015) Regarding The Reasonable. Fetson Standard definition OF “Intimidation” Tn , Whether The GOVERNMENTS Theor , | | iO sf QUESTION(S) PRESENTED (7) Whether The District Court And The Ninth Cireutt: Failure To Address Petitioners Claim In His a8 USC 455 Motion, That Appellate Counsels On Direct-Appea} Rendered Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel By fai liN9 To Raige The District Judge's Constructive Amendment OF The Superseding Indictment By Removing "Whoever Knowingly on poont t chonabl Vefbs) In I's Jury Instrctions O Ine uury Violated Petit} hy Fional Rohe ‘ etitioners Sth beh and (4ph Constity (8) Whether This Court Shoold Use Ts Supervisory Authority To Determine Lf the Certificate of ——— Aepealability (COA) Should Be ExPanded To Encompass Any OF The Claims Raised La The 2255 Motion That Makes A Substantial Showing of A Denial A Constitutional Riaht ? oe 7 ;

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-06-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-06-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-05-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 12, 2023)

Attorneys

Maurice Hunt
Maurice Hunt — Petitioner
Maurice Hunt — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent