No. 25-520

Alan Howell Parrot v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-28
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: assault-on-officer domicile-entry federal-statute jury-instruction law-enforcement mistake-of-fact
Latest Conference: 2025-12-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a mistake of fact jury instruction is warranted in an Assault on an Officer prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 111 when law enforcement officers fail to identify or misrepresent their purpose during a potential domicile entry

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

In an Assault on an Officer prosecution brought pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 111, is a mistake of fact jury instruction warranted by virtue of United States v. Feola where an accused is aware of the identity of federal law enforcement officers but where federal law enforcement officers fail to identify their purpose, misrepresent their purpose, attempt to enter a domicile without announcing their purpose, and the accused uses force to prevent an entry into the accused’s domicile? ii II.

Docket Entries

2025-12-08
Petition DENIED.
2025-11-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
2025-11-07
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-11-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-09-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 28, 2025)

Attorneys

Alan Parrot
Walter Frederic McKeeMcKee Morgan, LLC, P.A., Petitioner
Walter Frederic McKeeMcKee Morgan, LLC, P.A., Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent