No. 24-5211

Jerod Askew v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-08-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure drug-trafficking due-process firearm-possession firearms jury-instruction jury-instructions statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
DueProcess CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a jury instruction under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) requires reference to 'mere presence' and allows for the jury to draw inferences from improper legal premises

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a jury instruction under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, requires reference to “mere presence” and allows for the jury to draw inferences from improper legal premises. i

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-08-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-08-07
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2024-08-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-07-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 3, 2024)

Attorneys

Jerod Askew
Robert James WagnerWagner & Wagner, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent