No. 23-7532

In Re Keith Hager

Lower Court: N/A
Docketed: 2024-05-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: charging-instrument criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing due-process judicial-authority mandamus mens-rea sentencing statutory-interpretation writ-of-mandamus
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether this court must issue a writ of mandamus where a federal court lacked authority to sentence petitioner upon an offense for which Congress did not make criminal and for which the judge did not find a requisite set of facts constituting the necessary mens rea for the judge to pronounce a finding of guilt and impose sentence

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. WHETHER THIS COURT MUST ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS WHERE A FEDERAL COURT LACKED AUTHORITY TO SENTENCE PETITIONER UPON AN OFFENSE FOR WHICH CONGRESS DID NOT MAKE CRIMINAL AND FOR WHICH THE JUDGE DID NOT FIND A REQUISITE SET OF FACTS CONSITITUTING THE NECESSARY MENS REA FOR THE JUDGE :TO PRONOUNCE A FINDING OF GUILT AND IMPOSE SENTENCE FOR? I. WHETHER THIS COURT MUST ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO ENFORCE THE THE PETITIONER'S RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS--TO BE FOUND GUILTY ONLY ON PROOF BEYOND A RESAONBALE DOUBT WITH THE ESSENTIAL FACTS THAT SATISFY THE ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE--AND NOT ON A GUILTY PLEA THAT CONTAINED AN ISUFFICIENT FACTUAL BASIS AND THE CHARGING INSTRUMENT BEING A MULTIPLICITOUS OFFENSE FOR WHICH THERE IS NO EXISTING PENALTY?

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-07-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-06-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-05-21
Petition for a writ of mandamus and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 21, 2024)

Attorneys

Keith Hager
Keith Hager — Petitioner
Keith Hager — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent