No. 25-5460

Joseph Thompson, Sr. v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-08-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: common-law federal-prosecution homicide self-defense stand-ground violent-felony
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the right to self-defense in a federal homicide prosecution includes the common law right to stand one's ground and to defend against a violent or forcible felony

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

In Beard v. United States , 158 US. 550 (1895) and Brown v. United States , 256 US. 335 (1921), this Court recognized the common law right to stand one’s ground and to prevent the commission of a violent felony. In a prosecution for homicide in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1 or § 1112, does the right to self-defense include the common law right to stand one’s ground and to defend against a violent or forcible felony?

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-09-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-09-05
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-09-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-08-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 24, 2025)

Attorneys

joseph Thompson
Darren Elliot MillerFederal Public Defender - District of ND, Petitioner
Darren Elliot MillerFederal Public Defender - District of ND, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent