No. 24-5581

In Re Joe Nathan Pyatt, Jr.

Lower Court: N/A
Docketed: 2024-09-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: criminal-law fbi-jurisdiction federal-statute legal-definition statutory-interpretation vawa-interpretation
Key Terms:
DueProcess Privacy
Latest Conference: 2024-10-11
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the term 'members' in an indictment sufficiently alleges a specific 'person' under 18 USC 2261A(2)(A) and whether the FBI can be considered a 'person' under the Violence Against Women Act

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED ~ . Mr. Pyatt will be presenting two pure questions of law in this petition with respect to the indictment on its face. The questions presented are as follows: ; 4. Whether the term "members" as stated in the language of the indictment is sufficient to allege the essential element of a natural and specific "person" as mandated by the statute of 18 USC 2261A(2)(A) and; 2. Can the Federal Bureau of Investigations ("FBI") acting as a sovereign government be a "person" that is cognizable within the purview and meaning of person in accordance with the Violence Against Women ACT ("VAWA"), 18 USC 2261A(2)(A). :

Docket Entries

2024-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2024-09-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024.
2024-08-19
Petition for writ of habeas corpus and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed.

Attorneys

Joe N. Pyatt
Joe Pyatt — Petitioner
Joe Pyatt — Petitioner