No. 24-5623

Tahjair Dorsey v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2024-09-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-prosecution firearm-disqualification non-violent-felony second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference: 2024-11-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Second Amendment permits permanent disarmament under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) for an individual with a single non-violent felony conviction related to unlicensed firearm carrying

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Petitioner Tahjair Dorsey pleaded guilty to in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). His disqualifying prior felony conviction: unlicensed carrying of a concealed firearm, at age 18, when state law prevented 18-year-olds from applying for such license. Does the Second Amendment allow for permanent disarmament and prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) of a defendant with one prior non-violent felony conviction (for unlicensed carrying of a firearm)? i

Docket Entries

2024-11-04
Petition DENIED.
2024-10-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2024.
2024-10-04
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2024-10-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-09-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 24, 2024)

Attorneys

Tahjair Dorsey
Jason UllmanFederal Public Defender Office, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent