No. 25-5908

Jean-Claude Okongo Landji v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-17
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-split confrontation-clause conspiracy controlled-substances extraterritorial-prosecution sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: N/A
Related Cases: 25-512 (Vide)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

May the offense of conspiracy to distribute or possess with intent to distribute controlled substances while on a United States aircraft, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 959(c), be prosecuted extraterritorially, resolving a direct circuit split?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. May the offense of conspiracy to distribute or possess with intent to distribute controlled substances while on a United States aircraf t, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 959(c), be pr osecuted extraterritorially, re solving a direct circuit split between United States v. Epskamp , 832 F.3d 154 (2d Cir. 2016) and United States v. Thompson , 921 F.3d 263 (D.C. Cir. 2019)? 2. Did the government’s handling of Landji’s attorney-client privileged documents violate his rights under the Sixth Amendment as delineated by Kastigar v. United States , 406 U.S. 441 (1972) and its progeny? 3. Were Landji’s Confrontation Clause rights under Crawford v. Washington , 541 U.S. 36 (2004) and its progeny, violated when a cell phone data extraction report was admitted via the test imony of an analyst other than the one who conducted the extraction? ii

Docket Entries

2025-10-30
Waiver of United States of America of right to respond submitted.
2025-10-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2025-10-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 17, 2025)

Attorneys

Jean-Claude Landji
Jonathan I. Edelstein — Petitioner
Jonathan I. Edelstein — Petitioner
Jonathan I. Edelstein — Petitioner
United States of America
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent