No. 23-6218

Shaquille Dewayne Smith v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-12-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 2nd-amendment constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-statute due-process firearm-possession interstate-commerce new-york-state-rifle-pistol-association-v-bruen second-amendment standing statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference: 2024-01-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment under New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 142 8. Ct. 2111 (2022). 2. Whether Congress may criminalize intrastate possession of a firearm solely because the firearm crossed state lines at some point before the defendant came to possess it. i

Docket Entries

2024-01-22
Petition DENIED.
2024-01-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2024.
2023-12-29
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-12-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 10, 2024)

Attorneys

Shaquille Dewayne Smith
Maria Gabriela VegaOffice of the Federal Public Defender, NDTX, Petitioner
Maria Gabriela VegaOffice of the Federal Public Defender, NDTX, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent